KR> kR2S model
What kind of model? Computer, wood, AC3D or what? I have one for X-Plane flight sim and I have one on my desk. Global Solutions via KRnet wrote: > > Does anyone on the list have a 3d model of the Kr2S or the kr2 or the Kr1? > Thanks > Stan > > > ___ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options
KR> Batteries
-Original Message- >From: brian.kraut--- via KRnet >When I was working on my 2S which was to have a Corvair with electronic >ignition and fuel only in the wings and needing a fuel pump I thought of >the backup battery situation I too only have wing tanks with Facet fuel pumps. Years ago when I was young and stupid and thought I was invincible when flying my KR (actually it was in 2006 one year after I made my first flight in 2006) I was buzzing my brother-in-law's house just outside of Milwaukee. My home base airport was 15 miles away from hi home. After doing a dive towards his house with the throttle mostly pulled back I went to pull up at about 100 feet over his house and applied full throttle to climb out and got nothing. Talk about pucker factor!!! I think the cheeks of my arse literally ripped the cloth off the seat. Anyway, all I could think of was where am I going to set her down as there was no place that was open. I could not climb but was maintaining altitude. Fortunately the terrain below me was dropping as he lived up on a ridge and this gave me some leverage altitude wise so I made a bee line toward the interstate which was about five miles away. I was pretty much in a panic mode as I scanned everything trying to figure what was happening. I reached the interstate and was now about 800 feet AGL so I turned over the interstate which took me directly to my home base ATC controlled airport. I now had a 12 mile runway under me so I concentrated on making it to the airport. I did not tell ATC what was happening. I did however make to the airport and landed uneventfully. Taxied to my hanger and sat there with the engine idling. Then it hit me like a brick wall that I did not flip my fuel pump to the alternate backup pump while I was in flight. I flipped the switch and shazam she went back to full power! The problem was the ground wire on the fuel pump had come loose. I did learn though that the Ellison carb and Corvair engine arrangement does have enough suction to pull fuel from wing tanks to sustain flight with no fuel pump. Would I do this again..heck no. So, what does this have to do with batteries? NOTHING. It does however tell you that you need back up systems on all phases to save your bacon. Oh yea, after that incident I installed a fuel pump pressure gauge directly in front of my line of sight so that I can constantly see what my fuel pressure is. Just thought you guys would like this story. Mark Jones (N886MJ) Stevens Point, WI E-mail: flykr2s at charter.net Web: www.flykr2s.com
KR> Peter Garrison
Mike,Thanks for the read. This only reinforces the belief that I was born a 100 years too late.Regards,?Bill Jacobs Daytona Beach, Fl. On Wednesday, October 14, 2015 3:17 PM, Mike Stirewalt via KRnet wrote: I lived in Tarzana the same time Peter Garrison lived there.? I didn't know him then and don't know him now, but I've certainly come to appreciate his writing in the ensuing years.? Mr. Garrison was hanging around with the Rutans and John Thorpe and Ladislow Pazmany (life member of my EAA Chapter here in San Diego, Chapter 14) back then and building his first Melmoth.? He kept Melmoth at Whiteman, same place where Sparky had his hangar next to John Thorpe.? Garrison flew Melmoth around the world several times before a true Orange County clown landed a 172 on top of him in the run-up area at John Wayne.? He built another one and currently keeps it at Whiteman, just as he did his first one.? Both planes carried enough fuel to go 3000 miles.? A lot of us on KRNET are old enough to remember the Melmoth days and probably, as I do, look forward to reading Garrison's columns in Flying every month.? Some months, his writing is about all there is in that magazine that's worth reading . . .? but usually not.? I still like Flying Magazine.? Garrison often writes both the "Aftermath" column and the "Technicalities" column. I learn something new every time I read him. I can't remember if I've mentioned it earlier - probably have - but in August 2014 he wrote one the best pieces I've ever read by him.? It was titled "The Importance of Being Lost".? It's free to read, no subscription necessary.? Here's the link below.? As with all of the topics that come up on this forum, some netters will be interested in some things, especially things pertaining to building, and others will be interested in more general aviation topics.? Garrison's articles touch upon both since he's not only a builder extraordinaire but also a historian and writer with a wide-ranging aviation-inclined mind. I'm posting the link to that article here in case somebody has a few minutes to read some really first rate aviation writing.? http://www.flyingmag.com/technique/proficiency/importance-being-lost If Juno breaks the link please just take the space out - either that or Google the title of the article and it'll come right up.? His subject in this excellent article is a pilot named Jack Knight.? Jack Knight flew the mail many years before Lindbergh ever climbed into a cockpit and I am really inspired by the lives of people like Knight and the kind of flying they did back when airplanes were such crude and dangerous contraptions. Just about everything was out to get you back then.? Death was around every corner in those days and the pilots who flew back then rarely let weather get in their way.? How ironic that Jack Knight, after surviving every deadly trick the sky and primitive equipment could throw at him, died in bed of malaria he picked up while scouting a route in South America.? Garrison doesn't tell us that part, but he does mention one of the best aviation books I've ever read.? West With the Night by Beryl Markham.? I came across that one in the mid 80's and have recommended it to people ever since, just as I have Robert Buck's autobiography North Star Over my Shoulder.? Both of these books are supreme examples of aviation writing.? For anyone who hasn't read this Garrison piece, you will enjoy it I think.? And it's true - it really is important to experience being lost. It's such a rare event these days . . . almost impossible really.? Beryl Markham's prescient quote in Garrison's article really accurately predicted what navigation has become.? Mike KSEE Fast, Secure, NetZero 4G Mobile Broadband. Try it. http://www.netzero.net/?refcd=NZINTISP0512T4GOUT2 ___ Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options
KR> flight #2
Robert Pesak wrote: >>For not ever flying or riding in a KR the flight was surprisingly uneventful<< That's the difference in a KR2S vs a KR2. The KR2S is a much better handling plane, and the nose wheel takes the excitement out of the landings. Welcome to the KR club! Mark Langford ML at N56ML.com http://www.n56ml.com
KR> inexpensive serial data logger, iEFIS
http://www.jeremyblum.com/category/arduino-tutorials/ tutorial 11 builds the serial data logger. ?if you have not heard of arduino, its a micro controller that is easy to program. ?even i have successfully logged gps information onto sd card. ?it is alot of fun and if you do not mind waiting couple of weeks for the slow boat from china, its real cheap. From: Mark Langford via KRnet To: KRnet ; CorvAircraft Cc: Mark Langford Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2015 7:50 PM Subject: KR> inexpensive serial data logger, iEFIS KRnetHeads, I've been waiting something like 18 months on MGL to port their serial data to the microSD card that's plugged into the face of the iEFIS, and after several conversations and assurances, I've finally given up. The iEFIS does have a serial output stream available on a DB-9 connector on the back of the unit, but I was trying to avoid carrying a laptop around to collect that stuff.? Been there, done that, didn't like it. I bought the iEFIS specifically to get a simple SD card interface that logs flight data...and it turns out data isn't even logged to it!? Instead, an extremely hoaky JPG with a bunch of squiggly lines with corresponding multiple scales is what you get, and trust me...it's useless!? There is no data stream of actual numbers that can be gleaned for engine health monitoring purposes. So I started looking around on ebay for a serial data logger, and there are plenty of options these days.? The one I settled on is shown at http://www.ebay.com/itm/271999383948 , and it looks perfect for what I need...just wire it to the master and iEFIS serial data output, plug in a microSD card, and data is automatically recorded to a time-stamped data file whenever power is applied. It weighs 4 grams (.14 ounce) and is the smaller than two postage stamps, is 3/16" thick, and cost me $52 delivered.? Needless to say, this is far preferable to lugging a laptop around. I'll report back after flying with it, but thought others might be looking for something similar.? This should also work fine with a GRT EIS.? I may eventually reinstall the EIS, as I consider it far better than the very expensive iEFIS, as an engine monitoring and parameter trend analysis device. If you wonder what I mean by "hoaky JPG" from the iEFIS, take a look at http://www.n56ml.com/iefis/150513_no_alt_no_rpm.jpg and I think you'll agree that it's not only useless, but a complete waste of time to even download and generate.? Contrast that with the GRT EIS output, shown at http://www.n56ml.com/iefis/EIS_logging_example.jpg. This is stable, detailed, readable data you can sink your teeth into! Notice how stable these numbers are...quite a contrast to the iEFIS output.? More on this later... -- Mark Langford ML at N56ML.com http://www.n56ml.com ___ Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options
KR> kR2S model
that was my thought also could do a flow simulation and maybe reduce drag On 2015-10-14 7:05 PM, Paul VISK via KRnet wrote: > I think seeing one of these models on a 3d printer would be pretty cool > > > Paul ViskBelleville Il618-406-4705 > > Original message From: Global Solutions via KRnet list.krnet.org> Date: 10/14/2015 5:57 PM (GMT-06:00) To: KRnet list.krnet.org> Cc: Global Solutions Subject: Re: KR> > kR2S model > 3d model as in 3d cad file such as but not limited to solid works, > inventor,solid edge etc hens the reason I said 3d :) > Thanks > Stan > > > On 2015-10-14 6:31 PM, mfreeman2--- via KRnet wrote: >> What kind of model? Computer, wood, AC3D or what? >> I have one for X-Plane flight sim and I have one on my desk. >> >> Global Solutions via KRnet wrote: >>> Does anyone on the list have a 3d model of the Kr2S or the kr2 or the Kr1? >>> Thanks >>> Stan >>> >>> >>> ___ >>> Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. >>> To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org >>> please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >>> see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change >>> options >> ___ >> Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. >> To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org >> please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >> see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change >> options > > ___ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options > ___ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options
KR> inexpensive serial data logger, iEFIS
Under $8 Arduino Serial Data Logger - Record to SD Card - | ? | | ? | | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | | Under $8 Arduino Serial Data Logger - Record to SD Card ...Disclosure: This project operates the ATmega328-P-PU outside the published ATmel specifications: According to ATmel, the 328P requires slightly over 3.3V to reliabl... | | | | View on duino4projects.com | Preview by Yahoo | | | | ? | From: Mark Langford via KRnet To: KRnet ; CorvAircraft Cc: Mark Langford Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2015 7:50 PM Subject: KR> inexpensive serial data logger, iEFIS KRnetHeads, I've been waiting something like 18 months on MGL to port their serial data to the microSD card that's plugged into the face of the iEFIS, and after several conversations and assurances, I've finally given up. The iEFIS does have a serial output stream available on a DB-9 connector on the back of the unit, but I was trying to avoid carrying a laptop around to collect that stuff.? Been there, done that, didn't like it. I bought the iEFIS specifically to get a simple SD card interface that logs flight data...and it turns out data isn't even logged to it!? Instead, an extremely hoaky JPG with a bunch of squiggly lines with corresponding multiple scales is what you get, and trust me...it's useless!? There is no data stream of actual numbers that can be gleaned for engine health monitoring purposes. So I started looking around on ebay for a serial data logger, and there are plenty of options these days.? The one I settled on is shown at http://www.ebay.com/itm/271999383948 , and it looks perfect for what I need...just wire it to the master and iEFIS serial data output, plug in a microSD card, and data is automatically recorded to a time-stamped data file whenever power is applied. It weighs 4 grams (.14 ounce) and is the smaller than two postage stamps, is 3/16" thick, and cost me $52 delivered.? Needless to say, this is far preferable to lugging a laptop around. I'll report back after flying with it, but thought others might be looking for something similar.? This should also work fine with a GRT EIS.? I may eventually reinstall the EIS, as I consider it far better than the very expensive iEFIS, as an engine monitoring and parameter trend analysis device. If you wonder what I mean by "hoaky JPG" from the iEFIS, take a look at http://www.n56ml.com/iefis/150513_no_alt_no_rpm.jpg and I think you'll agree that it's not only useless, but a complete waste of time to even download and generate.? Contrast that with the GRT EIS output, shown at http://www.n56ml.com/iefis/EIS_logging_example.jpg. This is stable, detailed, readable data you can sink your teeth into! Notice how stable these numbers are...quite a contrast to the iEFIS output.? More on this later... -- Mark Langford ML at N56ML.com http://www.n56ml.com ___ Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options
KR> Nose Wheel Shimmy
At 09:35 AM 10/14/2015, you wrote: >Wow Wow Wow! Where do you think that quart (understatement) runs to >after a flight. Hasn't anyone ever seed the pan Larry uses for his >tail wheel when he puts it in the hanger? An 0-200 is just a four >cylinder radial. >Stephen Teate I try to fly "green" now days so I installed a transfer pump in that pan and pump the oil back to the engine to use on the next flight. :-) Larry Flesner
KR> EAA webinar
At 06:40 PM 10/14/2015, you wrote: >Tonight's webinar is how to design a paint scheme. Seems pretty interesting. >Paul Visk + I spent all of an afterthought designing my paint scheme. :-) https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/32133949/IMG_8669.JPG Larry Flesner
KR> kR2S model
3d model as in 3d cad file such as but not limited to solid works, inventor,solid edge etc hens the reason I said 3d :) Thanks Stan On 2015-10-14 6:31 PM, mfreeman2--- via KRnet wrote: > What kind of model? Computer, wood, AC3D or what? > I have one for X-Plane flight sim and I have one on my desk. > > Global Solutions via KRnet wrote: >> Does anyone on the list have a 3d model of the Kr2S or the kr2 or the Kr1? >> Thanks >> Stan >> >> >> ___ >> Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. >> To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org >> please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >> see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change >> options > ___ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options
KR> EAA webinar
Tonight's webinar is how to design a paint scheme. Seems pretty interesting. Paul ViskBelleville Il618-406-4705
KR> Batteries
When I was working on my 2S which was to have a Corvair with electronic ignition and fuel only in the wings and needing a fuel pump I thought of the backup battery situation and I was considering instead of a big battery for starting and a small one as a backup using two smallish 7AH or so batteries with a paralleling solenoid that would be used only for starting. I figured I would diode isolate both alternator feeds to charge the batteries and have one buss for primary ignition and one fuel pump and the second for secondary ignition and the other fuel pump. The buss for electronics, lights, etc. would have a switch so it could run off either battery. Not sure if this would be the best way to do it or not, but it is an alternative to think about vs. the big battery and small backup battery. My Mustang is using the big/small battery method because it makes sense to me on this particular plane with the backup only needed for avionics, not for critical things like ignition and fuel pump. Original Message Subject: Re: KR> Batteries From: Dj Merrill via KRnet List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Wed, October 14, 2015 11:46 am To: KRnet Cc: Dj Merrill There is simply no need to have TWO heavy "substantial" batteries in the airplane. If any part of the electrical system is compromised, I'm not silly enough to take off at 2am in the middle of winter in Wyoming. I'll go get a nice warm hotel room and fix the problem in daylight, preferably in a heated hangar.
KR> kR2S model
I think seeing one of these models on a 3d printer would be pretty cool Paul ViskBelleville Il618-406-4705 Original message From: Global Solutions via KRnet Date: 10/14/2015 5:57 PM (GMT-06:00) To: KRnet Cc: Global Solutions Subject: Re: KR> kR2S model 3d model as in 3d cad file such as but not limited to solid works, inventor,solid edge etc hens the reason I said 3d :) Thanks Stan On 2015-10-14 6:31 PM, mfreeman2--- via KRnet wrote: > What kind of model? Computer, wood, AC3D or what? > I have one for X-Plane flight sim and I have one on my desk. > > Global Solutions via KRnet wrote: >> Does anyone on the list have a 3d model of the Kr2S or the kr2 or the Kr1? >> Thanks >> Stan >> >> >> ___ >> Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. >> To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org >> please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >> see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change >> options > ___ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options ___ Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options
KR> inexpensive serial data logger, iEFIS
Arduino is a development environment, and a breakout board for micro-controllers. Most Arduino compatible boards use AVR microcontrollers. but there are ports of the development enviroment that work with PIC and MSP430 microcontrollers. ..I mention this, because it makes things really confusing if you actually try to use them beyond a breadboard. On Wed, Oct 14, 2015 at 2:52 PM, martin loppnow via KRnet < krnet at list.krnet.org> wrote: > http://www.jeremyblum.com/category/arduino-tutorials/ > tutorial 11 builds the serial data logger. if you have not heard of > arduino, its a micro controller that is easy to program. even i have > successfully logged gps information onto sd card. it is alot of fun and if > you do not mind waiting couple of weeks for the slow boat from china, its > real cheap. > From: Mark Langford via KRnet > To: KRnet ; CorvAircraft < > corvaircraft at list.corvaircraft.org> > Cc: Mark Langford > Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2015 7:50 PM > Subject: KR> inexpensive serial data logger, iEFIS > > KRnetHeads, > > I've been waiting something like 18 months on MGL to port their serial > data to the microSD card that's plugged into the face of the iEFIS, and > after several conversations and assurances, I've finally given up. The > iEFIS does have a serial output stream available on a DB-9 connector on > the back of the unit, but I was trying to avoid carrying a laptop around > to collect that stuff. Been there, done that, didn't like it. I bought > the iEFIS specifically to get a simple SD card interface that logs > flight data...and it turns out data isn't even logged to it! Instead, > an extremely hoaky JPG with a bunch of squiggly lines with corresponding > multiple scales is what you get, and trust me...it's useless! There is > no data stream of actual numbers that can be gleaned for engine health > monitoring purposes. > > So I started looking around on ebay for a serial data logger, and there > are plenty of options these days. The one I settled on is shown at > http://www.ebay.com/itm/271999383948 , and it looks perfect for what I > need...just wire it to the master and iEFIS serial data output, plug in > a microSD card, and data is automatically recorded to a time-stamped > data file whenever power is applied. It weighs 4 grams (.14 ounce) and > is the smaller than two postage stamps, is 3/16" thick, and cost me $52 > delivered. Needless to say, this is far preferable to lugging a laptop > around. > > I'll report back after flying with it, but thought others might be > looking for something similar. This should also work fine with a GRT > EIS. I may eventually reinstall the EIS, as I consider it far better > than the very expensive iEFIS, as an engine monitoring and parameter > trend analysis device. > > If you wonder what I mean by "hoaky JPG" from the iEFIS, take a look at > http://www.n56ml.com/iefis/150513_no_alt_no_rpm.jpg and I think you'll > agree that it's not only useless, but a complete waste of time to even > download and generate. Contrast that with the GRT EIS output, shown at > http://www.n56ml.com/iefis/EIS_logging_example.jpg. This is stable, > detailed, readable data you can sink your teeth into! Notice how stable > these numbers are...quite a contrast to the iEFIS output. More on this > later... > > -- > Mark Langford > ML at N56ML.com > http://www.n56ml.com > > > ___ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options > > > > ___ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options >
KR> Batteries
On 10/14/2015 01:50 PM, Mike Stirewalt via KRnet wrote: > It's coming down and > getting back up in the air again when conditions are stressful - that's > when you need something substantial. If you are stuck on a ramp > somewhere in Wyoming in winter, for instance, lets say it's 2 AM > (airplanes do fly at night you know) with a piss-ant battery the nearest > Auto Zone might as well be on Mars, you aren't going anywhere. I think you've completely missed the point. Both Larry and I have "substantial" primary batteries, as well as alternators. The chances of both of those failing within a single flight is practically nil. The alternator will power the systems forever, and the main battery will do so for at least a couple of hours, which is plenty of time to land safely. On the extreme slight chance that BOTH the alternator and the primary battery fail, the secondary battery provides adequate duration to make a safe landing. There is simply no need to have TWO heavy "substantial" batteries in the airplane. If any part of the electrical system is compromised, I'm not silly enough to take off at 2am in the middle of winter in Wyoming. I'll go get a nice warm hotel room and fix the problem in daylight, preferably in a heated hangar. Although you do so somewhat insultingly with your "don't have a clue" comment, you are correct about designing the electrical system to support the purpose of the airplane. If you have a simple day VFR flyer, a single battery and alternator is plenty (although my Luscombe buddy would say you don't even need that). I have a fully equipped day/night IFR aircraft, with an all glass panel and electronic ignition (on half, mag on the other half), with a redundant electrical system offering three independent sources of electricity. If I thought that wasn't adequate, I'd add a second alternator (less weight than a second large battery, and provides electricity far longer), but realistically the chances of all three of my existing power sources failing on a single flight is so vanishingly small that it isn't worth considering, IMHO. -Dj -- Dj Merrill - N1JOV - EAA Chapter 87 Sportsman 2+2 Builder #7118 N421DJ - http://deej.net/sportsman/ Glastar Flyer N866RH - http://deej.net/glastar/
KR> Nose Wheel Shimmy
Wow Wow Wow! Where do you think that quart (understatement) runs to after a flight. Hasn't anyone ever seed the pan Larry uses for his tail wheel when he puts it in the hanger? An 0-200 is just a four cylinder radial. Sorry Larry, thought it was Friday. Stephen Teate Paradise, Texas Now now Larry. ?That's enough of that. : ) Even my 0-200 can't leak enough oil to mess up my tailwheel. :-) Larry Flesner The information in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not an intended recipient, you should delete this message. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized, and any disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken or omitted in reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful.
KR> First flight
Well done, you will never loose the KR grin Phil -Original Message- From: Mike Arnold via KRnet Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2015 5:45 AM To: KRnet Cc: Mike Arnold Subject: Re: KR> First flight Robert way to go! I am truly jealous. I have some work left to do on my KR2 S. You have inspired me to get at it. On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 8:53 AM, Robert Pesak via KRnet < krnet at list.krnet.org> wrote: > > > Hi everyone, I made my first flight yesterday and approximately 1:30 p.m. > I guess now I can a log one takeoff and one landing. > > > Sent via the Samsung GALAXY S? 5, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone > ___ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options > ___ Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options
KR> Nose Wheel Shimmy
Sid that is a common problem. phil matheson -Original Message- From: Sid Wood via KRnet Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2015 7:53 AM To: krnet at list.krnet.org Cc: Sid Wood Subject: KR> Nose Wheel Shimmy My Diehl nose wheel has developed a violent shimmy between 20 and 40 Kts. I managed to drip some oil from the engine onto the strut. The oil ran down and got into the swivel joint and lubricated the nylon washer. Now it does not have the proper friction. So, have to take the swivel joint apart, clean off the oil and re-adjust the friction upon reassembly. This KR might be turning into a ford. Sid Wood Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 Mechanicsville, MD, USA ___ Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options
KR> kR2S model
Does anyone on the list have a 3d model of the Kr2S or the kr2 or the Kr1? Thanks Stan
KR> Peter Garrison
I lived in Tarzana the same time Peter Garrison lived there. I didn't know him then and don't know him now, but I've certainly come to appreciate his writing in the ensuing years. Mr. Garrison was hanging around with the Rutans and John Thorpe and Ladislow Pazmany (life member of my EAA Chapter here in San Diego, Chapter 14) back then and building his first Melmoth. He kept Melmoth at Whiteman, same place where Sparky had his hangar next to John Thorpe. Garrison flew Melmoth around the world several times before a true Orange County clown landed a 172 on top of him in the run-up area at John Wayne. He built another one and currently keeps it at Whiteman, just as he did his first one. Both planes carried enough fuel to go 3000 miles. A lot of us on KRNET are old enough to remember the Melmoth days and probably, as I do, look forward to reading Garrison's columns in Flying every month. Some months, his writing is about all there is in that magazine that's worth reading . . . but usually not. I still like Flying Magazine. Garrison often writes both the "Aftermath" column and the "Technicalities" column. I learn something new every time I read him. I can't remember if I've mentioned it earlier - probably have - but in August 2014 he wrote one the best pieces I've ever read by him. It was titled "The Importance of Being Lost". It's free to read, no subscription necessary. Here's the link below. As with all of the topics that come up on this forum, some netters will be interested in some things, especially things pertaining to building, and others will be interested in more general aviation topics. Garrison's articles touch upon both since he's not only a builder extraordinaire but also a historian and writer with a wide-ranging aviation-inclined mind. I'm posting the link to that article here in case somebody has a few minutes to read some really first rate aviation writing. http://www.flyingmag.com/technique/proficiency/importance-being-lost If Juno breaks the link please just take the space out - either that or Google the title of the article and it'll come right up. His subject in this excellent article is a pilot named Jack Knight. Jack Knight flew the mail many years before Lindbergh ever climbed into a cockpit and I am really inspired by the lives of people like Knight and the kind of flying they did back when airplanes were such crude and dangerous contraptions. Just about everything was out to get you back then. Death was around every corner in those days and the pilots who flew back then rarely let weather get in their way. How ironic that Jack Knight, after surviving every deadly trick the sky and primitive equipment could throw at him, died in bed of malaria he picked up while scouting a route in South America. Garrison doesn't tell us that part, but he does mention one of the best aviation books I've ever read. West With the Night by Beryl Markham. I came across that one in the mid 80's and have recommended it to people ever since, just as I have Robert Buck's autobiography North Star Over my Shoulder. Both of these books are supreme examples of aviation writing. For anyone who hasn't read this Garrison piece, you will enjoy it I think. And it's true - it really is important to experience being lost. It's such a rare event these days . . . almost impossible really. Beryl Markham's prescient quote in Garrison's article really accurately predicted what navigation has become. Mike KSEE Fast, Secure, NetZero 4G Mobile Broadband. Try it. http://www.netzero.net/?refcd=NZINTISP0512T4GOUT2
KR> Nose Wheel Shimmy
Try balancing the nosewheel,Sid...worked on my Vampire. Mac On Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 9:53 PM, Sid Wood via KRnet wrote: > My Diehl nose wheel has developed a violent shimmy between 20 and 40 Kts. > I managed to drip some oil from the engine onto the strut. The oil ran > down and got into the swivel joint and lubricated the nylon washer. Now it > does not have the proper friction. So, have to take the swivel joint > apart, clean off the oil and re-adjust the friction upon reassembly. This > KR might be turning into a ford. > > Sid Wood > Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 > Mechanicsville, MD, USA > > > > > ___ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options >
KR> Project Blog
Hey all, I?ve begun keeping a blog on my KR2 project. If anyone?s interested, you can find it at http://kr2pilot.blogspot.com . -Matt
KR> Batteries
I don't see anything you Larry or Dj have said that indicates you have anything substantial there. Certainly nothing that going to "save your bacon." If you are in the air that's one thing. It's coming down and getting back up in the air again when conditions are stressful - that's when you need something substantial. If you are stuck on a ramp somewhere in Wyoming in winter, for instance, lets say it's 2 AM (airplanes do fly at night you know) with a piss-ant battery the nearest Auto Zone might as well be on Mars, you aren't going anywhere. I like margins. And I sometimes need them. You guys piddle around (Dj anyway) at 3000 ft. looking at scenery in good weather and don't have a clue what I'm even talking about. I'll leave this alone at this point. I've found a treasure of a battery and put it out there for the benefit of those who might appreciate it. Mike KSEE Fast, Secure, NetZero 4G Mobile Broadband. Try it. http://www.netzero.net/?refcd=NZINTISP0512T4GOUT2
