KR> engine progress

2017-01-30 Thread Oscar Zuniga via KRnet
Larry: nice choice of colors for your engine. Seems like we think alike. Here's how my A75 overhaul turned out after Jeff Scott's hands and wrenches were all over it: http://www.flysquirrel.net/piets/engine/Pictur118.jpg Firewall

Re: KR> In-flight Fire

2017-01-30 Thread bjoenunley via KRnet
I don't worry a lot about fire, never have.  I do wear a fire retardant long sleeve shirt most of the time in the winter to keep me warm, but it probably won't do much good if it got real hot.  A fire extinguisher and a parachute is probably the best option for in flight fire response but a

Re: KR> In-flight Fire

2017-01-30 Thread Raymond Fuenzalida via KRnet
Terrible as it is, he is the luckiest guy around. Kept his head straight. Better to recover from an injury than the alternative. And mine has a header tank. May have to rethink things. Ray_pilot New Orleans On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 12:28 PM, Kayak Chris via KRnet < krnet@list.krnet.org> wrote:

Re: KR> In-flight Fire

2017-01-30 Thread Kayak Chris via KRnet
I never liked header tank in the KR and planned to leave it out. I also vote to get the fuel way out in the wings. And wear a chute. > reaffirms my decision to eliminate a header tank and put all fuel in the > outboard wing tanks. > > I wish your friend a speedy recovery. > > Larry Flesner > >