Valid point. Reading the map will be your job Dr. Hsu. I fly, you navigate...
that should work.
Luis
On Monday, March 21, 2022, 01:24:04 PM CDT, Dr. Feng Hsu
<fenghs...@gmail.com> wrote:
Luis，
I would still recommend to bring a sectional chart in the cockpit whenever you
flying (even with your kind of modern avionics installed), as you cannot rely
on electronics completely for VFR navigation. Yes, you may well have two
independent GPS sources but a "solar wind" burst or a MMOD debris strike can
easily knock out a satellite or a number of satellites in no time, needless to
mention the possibility of one of our GPS sat to be disabled by adversarial act
in earth orbit. And the likelihood of such an event is not extremely remote at
all, given the bad situation unfolding in Ukraine....
Safety first my friend!
Dr. Hsu
On Mon, Mar 21, 2022, 12:53 PM Luis Claudio via KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org>
wrote:
Michael I took your picture and put it up next to mine and its really amazing
how these things have changed aviation. There is a sense of complacency in the
electronic gadgets, I still have two independent GPS sources, my ADS-B and a
AvMap IV which has its own GPS and power supply, I might get lost but I will be
the best informed lost guy in the air...
Luis
On Monday, March 21, 2022, 12:14:22 PM CDT, Michael Quinn via KRnet
<krnet@list.krnet.org> wrote:
I started flying the magenta line - and got a "blip" where I had lost my
ADSB-in!!! I was completely lost for about 5 min (that is a LONG TIME in the
air!). I was so rusty on dialing my VORs (what is left of them) - and landed
up getting some altitude and doing some dead reconning.... I now carry paper
maps (abet expired) will at least get me on the ground safely (I hope).
Love electronics - but man does it spoil you!!!
And the loss of that weight forward of CG.... Need to go back to one of my
older panels!!! (I really need to weigh that sucker - it HAS to be 50 lbs!)
M.
From: KRnet <krnet-boun...@list.krnet.org> on behalf of Luis Claudio via KRnet
<krnet@list.krnet.org>
Sent: Monday, March 21, 2022 1:35 AM
To: krnet@list.krnet.org <krnet@list.krnet.org>; G R Pickett
<grpick...@hotmail.com>
Cc: Luis Claudio <dallasbori...@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: KRnet> Instrument Panel for my KR2S I agree on the blue lights...
regarding the screens... you can either buy the harnesses or make them
yourself... then it's just a matter of plug and play. You will still have to
run your sensors from the engine compartment to the screen harnesses, but you
have to do that no matter what. The real treasure in these screens is the
ability to do data manipulation of your flight. Fuel calculations and usages,
performance and other parameters of flight. In my case there is also the cheap
addition of an autopilot which when fully set up will be priceless.... another
advantage is weight reduction and space savings. My screens are less then 4"
deep. Then there is the weight... an artificial horizon weights more than all
of my screens combined. The backup battery for the screens is a small Duracell
that fits just about anywhere and is good for about two hours depending on
which one you buy.
As Larry would say, your results may vary.
On Sunday, March 20, 2022, 10:24:54 PM CDT, G R Pickett <grpick...@hotmail.com>
wrote:
Now you’ve got me wanting a glass panel in my KR2! Would you think it’s easier
or harder than steam gauges to install?
Oh, and Joe’s comment about blue lights for night flight: Blue seems terribly
bright in a cockpit that’s all red and orange. I have a USB that plugs into my
Cessna’s lighter that is blinding blue when charging my tablet. My KR will
definitely have rheostats for every light in it!
Griff
From: KRnet <krnet-boun...@list.krnet.org>On Behalf Of Luis Claudio via KRnet
Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2022 10:27 AM
To: KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org>
Cc: Luis Claudio <dallasbori...@yahoo.com>
Subject: KRnet> Instrument Panel for my KR2S
Just wanted to share a photo of my panel. I just finished it yesterday and will
be installing back on the airplane today. After this, it's on to taxi test...I
posted a video with the update on Rand Robinson's Facebook page.
Luis
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