Michael I took your picture and put it up next to mine and its really amazing
how these things have changed aviation. There is a sense of complacency in the
electronic gadgets, I still have two independent GPS sources, my ADS-B and a
AvMap IV which has its own GPS and power supply, I might get lost but I will be
the best informed lost guy in the air...
Luis
On Monday, March 21, 2022, 12:14:22 PM CDT, Michael Quinn via KRnet
<[email protected]> wrote:
#yiv6936452474 P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;}I started flying the magenta
line - and got a "blip" where I had lost my ADSB-in!!! I was completely lost
for about 5 min (that is a LONG TIME in the air!). I was so rusty on dialing
my VORs (what is left of them) - and landed up getting some altitude and doing
some dead reconning.... I now carry paper maps (abet expired) will at least
get me on the ground safely (I hope).
Love electronics - but man does it spoil you!!!
And the loss of that weight forward of CG.... Need to go back to one of my
older panels!!! (I really need to weigh that sucker - it HAS to be 50 lbs!)
M.
From: KRnet <[email protected]> on behalf of Luis Claudio via KRnet
<[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, March 21, 2022 1:35 AM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>; G R Pickett
<[email protected]>
Cc: Luis Claudio <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: KRnet> Instrument Panel for my KR2S I agree on the blue lights...
regarding the screens... you can either buy the harnesses or make them
yourself... then it's just a matter of plug and play. You will still have to
run your sensors from the engine compartment to the screen harnesses, but you
have to do that no matter what. The real treasure in these screens is the
ability to do data manipulation of your flight. Fuel calculations and usages,
performance and other parameters of flight. In my case there is also the cheap
addition of an autopilot which when fully set up will be priceless.... another
advantage is weight reduction and space savings. My screens are less then 4"
deep. Then there is the weight... an artificial horizon weights more than all
of my screens combined. The backup battery for the screens is a small Duracell
that fits just about anywhere and is good for about two hours depending on
which one you buy.
As Larry would say, your results may vary.
On Sunday, March 20, 2022, 10:24:54 PM CDT, G R Pickett <[email protected]>
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Now you’ve got me wanting a glass panel in my KR2! Would you think it’s easier
or harder than steam gauges to install?
Oh, and Joe’s comment about blue lights for night flight: Blue seems terribly
bright in a cockpit that’s all red and orange. I have a USB that plugs into my
Cessna’s lighter that is blinding blue when charging my tablet. My KR will
definitely have rheostats for every light in it!
Griff
From: KRnet <[email protected]>On Behalf Of Luis Claudio via KRnet
Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2022 10:27 AM
To: KRnet <[email protected]>
Cc: Luis Claudio <[email protected]>
Subject: KRnet> Instrument Panel for my KR2S
Just wanted to share a photo of my panel. I just finished it yesterday and will
be installing back on the airplane today. After this, it's on to taxi test...I
posted a video with the update on Rand Robinson's Facebook page.
Luis
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