Well I just got my final diagnosis, it's Multiple Myeloma and they've started treatment. It's not fatal if treated properly.
On Mon, May 9, 2022, 10:50 AM <k...@bouyea.net> wrote: > The only way I can describe the instruments placement on the panel since > getting the airplane flying again is “evolution.” > > When 133RM came out of the shipping container, it had a LORAN, a CDI not > hooked to anything, 2 compasses and a radium-faced altimeter & G-meter. > http://www.bouyea.net/cur_proj/N133RM/FullPanel_t.JPG Those all had to > go! http://www.bouyea.net/cur_proj/N133RM/PanelGutted-R_small.JPG > With my prior KR flying experience (and the tales of 3RM requiring high > landing speeds) I wanted AOA. [By the way, I cannot verify the tales of > squirrely handling and high required speeds…] A Dynon D10A took care of the > AOA, G-meter & altimeter requirements. Plus a whole lot more. I swapped the > LORAN for a Garmin GPS150XL and fed that into the Dynon. As long as I was > doing all that, moving instruments and gauges around the panel allowed > grouping the engine gauges. They ended up directly above the engine > controls; throttle, mixture & carb heat. And that meant the only place for > the backup “steam gauge” altimeter was the far right side. Over the first > 110 hours or so, it’s worked just fine. Viewing the backup altimeter is, > well, secondary and I can read it to 40”+/- I expect. I think that’s close > enough for a backup. Eventually I added the autopilot capability of the > Dynon D10A. > http://www.bouyea.net/cur_proj/N133RM/DynonInstallCompleted.jpg > And going full circle to bring this thread back to the beginning, I just > swapped the D10A for the D100. > > Now it’s on to replacing the canvas sling seats. And yes, I know I > shouldn’t seek a post-retirement career in sewing! > > John Bouyea > N133RM KR-2S – imported, fixed & flying > www.bouyea.net/cur_proj/N133RM > > OR81/ Hillsboro, OR > > *Subject:* Re: KRnet> Pretty quiet out there..Panel. > > I see that you have a altimeter all the way to the right. Just wondering > if you look that far over and if you can read it accurately. > > Joe Horton, > > I noticed that too. I just assumed the altimeter was an after thought. > Roy looked at the panel one day and said "hey, I don't have an altimeter". > Larry Flesner > -- > KRnet mailing list > KRnet@list.krnet.org > https://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet >
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