I did buy a casting from Dan Diehl to mount a vacuum pump on the VW. He sold them a long time ago and had one left that he gave me a good price on. I am not sure that I will use it though. If I do go IFR I will look at a venturi, all electric, or something like the EFIS systems and figure out which is best.
-------Original Message------- From: Dan Heath <da...@alltel.net> Sent: 04/25/03 12:06 AM To: kr...@mylist.net Subject: Re: Re: KR>Glass cockpit-IFR etc.-Long > > RE: If I can keep the sunny side up and the nose pointed in the right direction fairly easily I will get the vacuum instruments to make it IFR. No flame here. I think your approach is good. I used to think that way too I will tell you, I had an electric turn coordinator and it, and a friend on the radio, saved my life. If you do pass the test and continue on toward IFR, you will have to get over the problem of getting an air supply system. You may want to consider an aircraft engine for this purpose. I have never figured out how to put an air pump for vacuum instruments, on a VW engine. However, I am sure it can be done. Good building and good luck. N64KR Daniel R. Heath - Columbia, SC da...@kr-builder.org See you in Red Oak - 2003 See our KR at <a target=_blank href="http://KR-Builder.org";>http://KR-Builder.org</a> - Click on the pic See our EAA Chapter 242 at <a target=_blank href="http://EAA242.org";>http://EAA242.org</a> _______________________________________________ see KRnet list details at <a target=_blank href="http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html";>http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html</a> >
