That is an awesome testimony of what these things do... being an old military
helicopter pilot I still fly low and circle the water towers and read the names
on the tower then climb and locate myself on the maps... dangerous in a plane
but effective... just saying
On Monday, March 21, 2022, 02:03:14 PM CDT, James McGauhey via KRnet
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I fly a Dynon Skyview in Zenith CH-650. I was going to build a KR when this
opportunity came up and 3 others joined me to share costs and build. Built from
2015 to 2017, flew WA to OSH in 2017 and 2019. This was 2019 event. Highly
unlikely, but great to have Dynon and Nrst shows closest airports and some
details, then just push Direct and flight plan is loaded and Load frequencies
into radio. All with just pushing buttons quickly, no dialing or looking things
up. Less than 30 seconds and I have heading and frequencies set.
https://www.facebook.com/jmcgauhey/posts/10219488566378380
I always have a backup hard copy sectional in the plane. I figure for $8.25
every 3 months it’s cheap insurance. I’ll practice once in a while and in WA
I’m lucky to have mountains and high points. Quickest way I found to locate
myself is to see a peak, say at 10:00, then look for another landmark about 90
degrees, like a bend in river or something. Draw lines back to my location and
X marks the spot, or close enough. It’s fast, easy, and no reliance on
electronics. But electronics are great when they work. The Dynon gives me real
time weather and TFR’s on the moving map. Like returning in 2017 along
Interstate 90 over Cascades when a red dot suddenly appeared in my flight path
in front of me. Took me a second to realize it was a pop-up TFR forest fire
area. If I only had briefing 2 hrs ago before take-off I would have missed
that. Just had to deviate a couple miles and go around the TFR. A round
airspeed gauge gives you airspeed. The Dynon gives me airspeed, under that true
airspeed, under that gps over the ground speed, under that wind speed and
direction, and under that crosswind component. Get all that from a round
gauge!! Or even a tablet. Love the Dynon!
Jim McGauhey
WA
From: KRnet <krnet-boun...@list.krnet.org> On Behalf Of Dr. Feng Hsu via KRnet
Sent: Monday, March 21, 2022 11:24 AM
To: KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org>
Cc: Dr. Feng Hsu <fenghs...@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: KRnet> Instrument Panel for my KR2S
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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