Lee, What are you going to repitch your prop too? Talked to a fellow yesterday in Texas that had a 48 pitch on a bird similiar to yours. He sure wished he had more pitch, but said his take offs were pretty spectacular.....Bobby
Lee, > Netters, > > I too am saddened about our fellow flier in Canada. Care sould be taken > on all flights. after reading Mark Jones last flight experience, he had > frost on the ground. My last flight experience in the desert, was far from > Mark's experience with temperatures hitting near 100 degrees, I am more > worried about my motor melting off, and a bad case of 'S.A' swamp a--. > Work has kept me busy to where i haven't done alot of morning flights, my > last few have been to Yuma. These flights are have been uneventful and > somewhat boring, but it has shown me 2 things. My plane handles the heat > well, AND I need a FRESH AIR vent in the cockpit. This month smoetime I > need to pull the motor and replace the Alternator, as well as have the > prop re-pitched. I'm getting a good 135 140 mph @ 3.3 GPH. These flights > to Yuma also tell me I need to get a GPS. Folding maps in a KR2 can be an > aerobatic event. It's not like I have to follow a map or anything. I > have to follow I-8 the entire way, but the flight gets boring and the only > thing to do is clean and organize. I need to start going to different > areas, and new airports. There is a KR builder in Payson, if he can > E-mail me maybe I can fly up there some morning. There is no Lake > Michigan to fly over but there are plenty of F-16s to keep an eye on. > There is no other thrill than to be flying along by yourself, and to see > two or three, F-16's go over about 500 feet above or below you. This has > happened several times and I can never seem to remember to get my camera > out in time. By the way I'm up to 70 hours and 50 or 60 landings. But I > didn't spend 8-10-12 years to build it either. I don't think anybody will > catch Mark L. Keep them flying and to some others get them flying. > > Lee Van Dyke > Mesa AZ 85212 > l...@vandyke5.com > _______________________________________ > 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 >
