Excellent idea Victor on the KR training program. Please count me in. Another idea is to using someone's KR2 for the training whenever it's available. Of course, the student will pay for the time of the KR2 used for training....
Kindly, Dr. Hsu On Wed, May 5, 2021, 7:36 AM victor taylor via KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> wrote: > Hello KR builders, > An opportunity to put together a trainer has come up. I spoke with Mark > and he is onboard with this idea. I am willing to buy and set up a KR2 for > training and get an exemption from the FAA so we can legally train in it. > The airplane needs to be totally self sufficient to make this happen. The > airplane would be based near Mobile Alabama. Myself and Jeff Scott were > former Velocity Aircraft transition flight instructors and know how to set > up a proper transition training program. If someone buys a KR it would be > different from someone who had built a KR. All in all though to properly > transition most people takes between 5 and 10 hours. So probably around a > thousand dollars for someone with no MR time. > Based on my conversation with Mark Langford I’m ready to do this if we > have the interest. > The aircraft needs to make enough money to repay the debt over time while > paying for its own hangar rent and maintenance. > We could also give demo flights in it. Availability of training would push > the value of existing KR’s up and lower insurance rates so it would benefit > the whole community. > Can I get a show of hands of those who would be interested in training, > flight reviews etc? Please give your opinion even if you wouldn’t need this > training. > > Victor Taylor > CFII > > > > > On May 3, 2021, at 03:30, krnet-requ...@list.krnet.org wrote: > > > > Send KRnet mailing list submissions to > > krnet@list.krnet.org > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send a message with subject or > > body 'help' to > > krnet-requ...@list.krnet.org > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > krnet-ow...@list.krnet.org > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > than "Re: Contents of KRnet digest..." > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Re: Jabiru 3300 engine? (Flesner) > > 2. Re: Jabiru 3300 engine? (Flesner) > > 3. Re: Jabiru 3300 engine? (Flesner) > > 4. Re: Jabiru 3300 engine? (Jeff Scott) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Sun, 2 May 2021 07:26:34 -0500 > > From: Flesner <fles...@frontier.com> > > Subject: KR>Re: Jabiru 3300 engine? > > To: krnet@list.krnet.org > > Message-ID: <5f036c24-cf43-e297-2a09-52f628f85...@frontier.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > > >> On 5/1/2021 10:27 PM, Jeff Scott wrote: > >> This is a common issue with the Jabiru. > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > Thanks, Jeff. I knew someone out there had the answer. > > > > Larry Flesner > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Sun, 2 May 2021 07:53:01 -0500 > > From: Flesner <fles...@frontier.com> > > Subject: KR>Re: Jabiru 3300 engine? > > To: krnet@list.krnet.org > > Message-ID: <c12c7a27-f6d1-e1fa-b5e2-d8b12f369...@frontier.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > > >> On 5/1/2021 10:27 PM, Jeff Scott wrote: > >> This is a common issue with the Jabiru. ex pretty easily. > >> -Jeff Scott > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > Jeff, > > > > Do you recall the amount of MMO they were running in the 3300 that > > checked well? 4 oz to 10 gallon of fuel is recommended but I run 4 oz > > to 5 gallon in the 0-200 and a bit in the crankcase at oil change time. > > > > Larry Flesner > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 3 > > Date: Sun, 2 May 2021 07:55:30 -0500 > > From: Flesner <fles...@frontier.com> > > Subject: KR>Re: Jabiru 3300 engine? > > To: krnet@list.krnet.org > > Message-ID: <70e5d87a-91ad-3d78-e516-da57a44f3...@frontier.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > > >> On 5/1/2021 10:27 PM, Jeff Scott wrote: > >> This is a common issue with the Jabiru. > >> -Jeff Scott > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > I forgot to mention that he leans aggressively, even on taxi, and his > > plugs run clean with no deposits. Engine has approx 350 hours TT. > > > > Larry Flesner > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 4 > > Date: Sun, 2 May 2021 15:46:32 +0200 > > From: Jeff Scott <jscott.pla...@gmx.com> > > Subject: KR>Re: Jabiru 3300 engine? > > To: krnet@list.krnet.org > > Message-ID: <trinity-66700996-f8ad-4839-b1d2-41403a6a8634-161996319211 > > 2@3c-app-mailcom-bs11> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > > > > > > >> Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2021 at 7:53 AM > >> From: "Flesner" <fles...@frontier.com> > >> To: krnet@list.krnet.org > >> Subject: KR>Re: Jabiru 3300 engine? > >> > >>> On 5/1/2021 10:27 PM, Jeff Scott wrote: > >>> This is a common issue with the Jabiru. ex pretty easily. > >>> -Jeff Scott > >> > >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > >> > >> Jeff, > >> > >> Do you recall the amount of MMO they were running in the 3300 that > >> checked well? 4 oz to 10 gallon of fuel is recommended but I run 4 oz > >> to 5 gallon in the 0-200 and a bit in the crankcase at oil change time. > >> > >> Larry Flesner > > > > I really don't recall. I could send him a text later today and ask, but > 4 oz sounds about right. MMO seems to soften the lead deposits causing > them to slough more easily and lessening lead build up in the engine. Lead > build up in an engine is a constant process where the lead is always > building and sloughing away. I once checked a fresh engine 2 hours after I > had overhauled it and was quite surprised by the amount of lead that had > already built on top of the pistons. > > > > Leaning helps to avoid excess deposits, but leaded fuel will always > deposit lead on any exposed surface as it burns. TetraEthylLead is used to > not only boost octane, but as a sacrificial metal intended to deposit > between the valve face and valve seat to prevent valve face/seat erosion > due to the valve and seat faces exchanging metals while hot. Newer, > hardened seats and valves no longer require lead to protect them. In the > Jabiru engines, it seems to cause static valve seating issues. But, if you > checked the engine with a boroscope, you wouldn't see any signs of uneven > heating or burning of the exhaust valves, so they are not leaking > dynamically as that would cause the valves to burn and fail, which would be > obvious with a boroscope. It's just something that shows up on a static > differential compression test. So, to assure the mechanic that all is > actually OK, the mechanic stakes the valves and finds the compression > readings recover to normal. It's really not an actual problem with the > engine itself. I suspect part of this may come from the Jabirus having > small valves and light valve springs, which is actually a good thing. > > > > -Jeff Scott > > Arkansas Ozarks > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Subject: Digest Footer > > > > ________________________________ > > Search the KRnet Archives at <A HREF=" > https://list.krnet.org/empathy/list/krnet.list.krnet.org/";> KRnet Empathy > Archive administration </A>. > > Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html . > > To change list delivery options visit the <A HREF=" > https://list.krnet.org/list/krnet.list.krnet.org";> KRnet Affinity List > Info Board</A> . > > <A HREF="https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/";>John > Bouyea's KRnet Searchable Email Archive (recent, as well as decades > old)</A> > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > End of KRnet Digest, Vol 9, Issue 92 > > ************************************ > ________________________________ > -Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > -Change list delivery options at > https://list.krnet.org/list/krnet.list.krnet.org/ Affinity List Info Board > -Search recent KRnet Archives at > https://list.krnet.org/empathy/list/krnet.list.krnet.org/ > -Search <https://list.krnet.org/empathy/list/krnet.list.krnet.org/-Search> > John Boyea's decades of archive at > https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/ ________________________________ -Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html -Change list delivery options at https://list.krnet.org/list/krnet.list.krnet.org/ Affinity List Info Board -Search recent KRnet Archives at https://list.krnet.org/empathy/list/krnet.list.krnet.org/ -Search John Boyea's decades of archive at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/
