Mark, I have over 2,000 hours (non of them commercial or military) and I am still practicing landings............. That is the one required maneuver on every flight..........
Congrats and good luck going forward.............. On 11/26/05, Mark Langford <n5...@hiwaay.net> wrote: > > Brian Kraut wrote: > > > What are the rest of you with Ellisons using for a prime and start > > procedure? > > The Ellison has no accelerator pump, so no amount of pumping the throttle > will start it. Fuel doesn't come out of that spray bar unless there's a > vacuum being pulled, and there's not enough vacuum until the engine is > running. I thought I could get away without one, but I'm now convinced > that > a primer is absolutely necessary (just like the manual says), especially > when it's as cold as it is now. I gave up in the summertime, and it would > be impossible during winter. > > I have an electric primer solenoid as sold by Wicks, plumbed off a tee on > the way to the carb (see diagram at > http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/fuel/index.html ). The primer line splts > in two with one going to each intake manifold, where the primer orifices > (which have a tiny hole in them to limit flow) are screwed into 1/8" NPT > holes in the manifolds. Obviously, an electric pump is a must with this > system, but the Ellison requires one anyway. I have a pushbutton under > the > panel that I press while starting the engine, and usually it lights off in > a > second in the summertime, but when it's 20 degrees F outside, it takes 2 > or > 3 seconds. > > In the last three days I've flown the KR 8.6 hours. I did 6 landings > today, > and think I finally figured out how to do it. I'm up to 91 hours, with > 212 > landings. It's supposed to be windy and gusty tomorrow, so I think it's > time for an oil change and a little inspection. I tightened up the > exhaust > system tonight, so maybe my carbon monoxide problem is fixed. The > detector > will tell the story... > > Mark Langford, Huntsville, Alabama > see KR2S project N56ML at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford > email to N56ML "at" hiwaay.net > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > -- Jerry Mahurin - aka - KRJerry Lugoff, SC 29078
