Dan
Roy has my engine for the 5th bearing but he called me sometime back and said that there was no backlash in the cam to crank so the crank mains had to be reground. He was trying to finish it up prior to CC17 and had planned to drop it off on his way south but as hard as he worked he had too much to do to finish it in time for delivery so I'm looking forward to getting it soon. I'm working on installing position and landing lights and finishing the wings now. This week I have spent a lot of time working on my neighbors Cherokee under the guidance of our local AI. Last time I flew it we got a high frequency tone in the headset which changed with power so we decided it was the alternator and it was due an annual so its down for the annual. We are doing a very thorough one because its the first annual since Reg has owned it. I just came in from watching a Pitts special doing aerobatics over the airpark. I love living in an Airpark. Its nice to live in a place where you know all your neighbors and like them too. Jack ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Heath" <da...@windstream.net> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Thursday, April 1, 2010 9:17:03 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: KR> Black Bird back home from CC17 Jack, I am going to start on the fuel system changes required to use wing tanks and remove the header, or at least most of the header tank. Then I am going to find out what the FWF forward should cost to make someone a really great deal, and put it up for sale. As soon as it sells, I will take the Black Bird down till the new engine is installed, or as soon as I get the wing tanks finished, I will proceed to install the Corvair. I was going to wait till after the gathering, it may still work out that way, but, I see no reason to let a perfectly good Corvair engine sit in my shop when it could be giving me many hours of wild rides. This engine with Roy's bearing is pretty awesome. See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics See you at the 2010 - KR Gathering in Richmond, Ky - I39 There is a time for building and a time for FLYING and the time for Flying has begun. Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC -----Original Message----- From: krnet-bounces+danrh=windstream....@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-bounces+danrh=windstream....@mylist.net] On Behalf Of jack.cooper2009 Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 9:37 PM To: KRnet Subject: Re: KR> Black Bird back home from CC17 Dan When I read your email the first time I thought you flew back on the new engine but after rereading I see the new engine is waiting in the shop. Do you plan on installing the corvair engine anytime soon? Jack cooper ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Heath" <da...@windstream.net> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 8:44:38 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: KR> Black Bird back home from CC17 Today the Black Bird returned home from CC17, with her new engine, built by Roy Szarafinski, waiting for her out in my shop. Some of you may know that I had to leave her down there due to weather. George Schuld, one of the new Corvair fans and soon to be Corvair and KR builder, gave me a ride all the way to my home, on his way back home to New Jersey. This is typical of the kind of people that are drawn to aviation and in particular, experimental aviation. One of our RV guys here in Columbia, James Clark, offered me a ride back down to the Airpark, so I could fly her back home, but then, this week of fantastic weather came upon us, and I just had to go right away. So I booked a flight on US Air into Orlando, and Arnold Holmes, CC17 host, gave up his morning to pick me up and then drive me and some friends to the local truck stop for lunch. I did not even ask him, he just offered. Then when I got back home, I needed a ride over to CAE from CUB, to pick up my car and get back home. One of the founders of our chapter and all around great guy, Xen Motsinger, came riding by as I was putting the plane up, and I told him of my problem. Without hesitation, he said get in, and he delivered me to my car. Out of this bad situation that I got myself into, by not leaving CC17 early, came this great manifestation of goodness just busting out of people in aviation. I add one more, to the many reasons that I am glad I got into Aviation. As we say, it really isn't about the planes, it's the people... well, the planes too. Daniel R. 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