Orma, in his well written dissertation, said; We have the right to install what ever we choose in our home builts.
I'd like to expand on that one element. But, we don't have the right to expect the FAA to approve poor practice. The homebuilt movement is based on education and learning. New materials, well founded in the application, are appropriate. Building it too heavy to fly well is your prerogative. The FAA will approve an airplane that may not perform well. Building it unsafe (for others, especially the public) is not accepted, and may not be approved. The fact that an aircraft is flying does not imply that it will fly to the limits you'd like to expect. If you'd like to have a KR that meets the initial G loadings, be aware of the design criteria. Ron Freiberger mailto: r.freiberger at earthlink.net r dot freiberger.... get it? -----Original Message----- From: krnet-bounces+r.freiberger=earthlink....@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-bounces+r.freiberger=earthlink....@mylist.net]On Behalf Of Orma Robbins Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2003 8:32 AM To: KRnet Subject: KR>Aircraft Parts Seasons Greatings to all Netters, and may your favorite Santa be kind to each of us and leave a GPS or other Aircraft goodie under our trees. With all the discussion of switches and ratings and such, I offer this reminder. We have the right to install what ever we choose in our home builts, but we must constantly tell ourselves that we are building aircraft and having an operational failures usually occures when we are in the air, which is unacceptable. I have found that it is easier to buy the correct type of part if we stick with aviation supply houses. Even then you must investigate to make sure that the part you want to use is designed for that purpose. I have seen KR with all sorts of non aviation items. In building my KR 19 years ago, even I violated good practice. And today occasionally I find that I must upgrade a part or component in the name of safety and reliability. Orma aka AviationMech 19 Years flying the KR-2 36 Years in Aviation AP/IA _______________________________________________ see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html
