KR> now Panther

2014-02-06 Thread Mark Langford
For Paul Dye to fly the Panther and have nothing but good comments on it, I'd say it's a winner. Not only is Dan Weseman behind the Panther, but he's the guy that took my challenge to commission fabrication of the ultimate bulletproof CorvAircraft crankshaft after my last break. He responded

KR> Sport Pilot Requirements

2014-02-06 Thread Doran Jaffas
There has been alot of talk about aircraft requirements but there are also pilot requirements as well as liberties regarding LSA rules. Though I am a medicaled licensed pilot , during my recent flight review my examiner and I really took the regs apart on this subject. There are

KR> Cowl construction

2014-02-06 Thread Lawrence Bell
Looking good, Sid, Larry Bell On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 5:19 PM, Sid Wood wrote: > Here is a picture of the top and bottom cowl for fit check on the > firewall. The old air duct for left cylinder bank cooling is peaking > through the left air intake opening. Will make an adapter for the front >

KR> Building the Wing Off the Plane?

2014-02-06 Thread Dj Merrill
On 02/06/2014 09:16 AM, Jeff Scott wrote: > When the son flies it (commercial PL with lots of ratings), he can fly it at > whatever speed and altitude the plane is capable of doing. When the father > (Sport Pilot) flies it, he is required to comply with the placard on the > panel that states

KR> Building the Wing Off the Plane?

2014-02-06 Thread Jeff Scott
Actually Mike, you are pretty much right about promising not to fly the plane too fast. ?My hangar mates (father/son) built a Sonex with the 6 cyl Jabiru engine. ?When the son flies it (commercial PL with lots of ratings), he can fly it at whatever speed and altitude the plane is capable of

KR> now Panther

2014-02-06 Thread brian.kraut at eamanufacturing.com
If you must build something that is not a KR the Panther is a very nice plane. Dan Weseman lives in my airpark and I see the plane flying all the time and doing some impressive aerobatics. I have flown formation with him and I can go a lot faster with my 180 HP Mustang 2, but his speed is still