My Kolb Ultrastar came with the air cooled Kawasaki 2 stroke 440. These make 35 to 38hp. I also have an “extra” engine, an air cooled 2 stroke...
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I’ve already taken it up to the farm in Lancaster Country PA he flies his “John Deere” Kolb Ultrastar out of. Mine has a Kawasaki 440 and had not...
Thanks! Yes, just under three hours north of me. He has a spare rudder in his trailer that he offered if I decide not to attempt to repair mine...
You’ll probably be hearing from me soon lol! I got my first lesson in what NOT to do when taking the Kolb off the trailer. The ultralight trailer...
I’m limited to the sport pilot certificate due to my health history. I won’t pass an FAA medical. If MOSAIC passes as is hoped, I’ll be able to...
“Low and slow” is how ultralight flying is often described. They don’t cruise more than 60 knots and stall speed is in the 20s. They’re not made...
I watched this pilot fly in September, in the leftover 40mph winds of Hurricane Helene, and took this video: [MEDIA]
Well, at my age my goal is simply to get in the air and fly low and slow. I won’t be doing any aerobatics. On the other hand, check out what...
Thanks! And at 6’2” and 275 pounds, I had to be very careful in choosing which light aircraft to get and whether each had enough lifting power to...
The model I got is surprisingly robust for its size and weight: [MEDIA] This is video I took of a buddy flying his Kolb Ultralight from a...
Thanks! I took a sabbatical from wood turning to work on modifying and modernizing my gyroplane and to learn how to fly. I’ll get back to wood...
Anyone else into flying?
I also recently acquired a Kolb Ultrastar ultralight airplane. It’s a single seat ultralight aircraft that requires no FAA license or registration...
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Hi folks, Long time no see! I haven’t been using my mini wood stove much to heat the 30’ RV trailer that is my tiny home, so I haven’t been around...
Last night I made another serving tray, this time with a leftover piece of 1 3/4” thick table top I picked up for free from an Italian restaurant....
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Another one - yellow heart, purple heart and hard maple: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Bowl from a board, 11 3/4”x3 1/2” I did a glue up for this bowl of both domestic and exotic hardwoods, including canary wood, red heart,...
