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I suspect that the bill in our dysfunctional congress has little chance of getting out of committee much less going to the floor for a vote. However, its mere proposal might spur t ...

Raising the rear of the engine a bit on the Slingshot is a good idea anyway because the thrust line is higher than ideal (pointed up in front) if parallel to the engine mount tube. This is not the cas ...

Dirk,

Check out this link to make contact with more than one Kolb pilot/owner in Rochester area.

http://www.ul95.eaachapter.org/

In case anyone is interested in the spreadsheet I mentioned in my previous post, here is a link to it on Google Docs. You should be able to down load it and modify it for your own use.

https://docs ...

I have a spreadsheet that was written by some aeronautical engineer and published either on EAA's website or CAFE website (can't remember after so many years) that predicts performance of a light airc ...

Pat is correct about low inertia being the big difference. That said, the Champ is a pretty good airplane to train in for flying a Kolb. However, the Champ with instructor and pilot weighs a good bit ...

My Slingshot had two 5 gallon tanks with a connection tube between them close to the bottom so that they acted almost as if they were one tank. I say almost because the connection was not in the botto ...

Bob Bean sent me more info on his wing incidence mod, as follows:

My plane was not the result of a "fender bender" but the combined parts of two other guy's wrecks. There was no nose con ...

I can ask him. I'm going to get out of the middle of this conversation and try to get BB to respond.

re: Why doesn't Bob post to the forum any more?

Bob is the busiest retired guy I know. His many and varied interests keep him otherwise occupied. He even built his own house! He is a craftsman w ...

Bob Bean, asked me to post this for him, since he no longer posts to this forum, but thought it might be of interest to other MKIII pilots.

MKIII owners: I have for years intended to change the in ...

I am aware that Rotax puts the blue loctite on that screw. I am also aware that they have changed their minds on many other things as their customer base's experience increased over the years. As expe ...

Also, Rotax does not even specify EGT monitoring on the 912 series engines in their installation manual. Even the Diamond Katana type certificated airplane with 912-F3 does not have an EGT gauge.

W ...

Anyone who thinks that this connection needs thread locker clearly does not understand that aluminum has a very high coefficient of friction. In use, there is no external torque that would tend to loo ...

...There are not too many left in the US....

Quite true. Many DA20-A1 owners sold them to buyers in Europe where their excellent fuel economy and Rotax engines are considered virtues.

John,

After you get the tube repaired, make sure you do a pneumatic synchronization of the carbs. Unbalanced carbs add a lot of unnecessary vibration to the whole powerplant. Our DA20-A1 has 1100+ ...

Gary,

When I was writing articles for EAA's Sport Pilot magazine, now defunct, Mary Jones was in charge of reviewing article ideas and editing. I was paid for every article that was published, not ...

Anyone interested in any of the following, let me know before I post an ad on Barnstormers.

VLS style BRS 5-900 (sold)

Jabiru to Kolb engine mount.

Wheel Pants for 15/600-6 tires or similar ...

My early (5 rib) Firestar with 377 had a 60" IVO ground adjustable prop. It was fairly light at 317 lb empty. It performed as well or better than the other early Firestar (also 5-rib) with 447 an ...

Jeff,
If you mean the text goes to the right side of the window, that sometimes happens when a larger-than-needed photo is posted in that thread... I think, but that is just a guess.