KR> Tire wear

2009-07-10 Thread Phillip Matheson
I have found I replace my Left tyre 2:1 than the R. as I have a clockwise rotation from the seat. I so far had putt that down , so far to my landing style?? Phil Matheson SAAA Ch. 20 http://www.saaa20.org/ VH-PKR Australia EMAIL: phillipmathe...@bigpond.com KR Web Page: www.philskr2.50megs

KR> Re: Instrument panel thickness

2009-07-10 Thread smwood
JC Glue strips of lumber around the edges of the your panel in the same manner as the sidewall of the fuselage boat. Backup the backside of the panel at each instrument with thin aluminum angle set vertically with the instrument bolts through the instrument, plywood and aluminum angle. Make th

KR> Fuel Tanks

2009-07-10 Thread Stephen Glover
Hello Louis, We have the molds for the standard KR-2 tank and can produce one if you would like. Included is the aluminum outlet flange. The cost is $365.00 USD. You can PayPal if you like at n92...@cox.net I was looking on the KR-net website and the KR-2 stuff has not been updated in quite so

KR> Fuel Tanks

2009-07-10 Thread Dan Heath
I have a stock KR2 with a 2180 VW. It has a 12.5 gallon header tank and I flew it to the KR Gathering and back last year. I can fly more than 2 hours on that tank with reserve, so it is enough. However, I could have easily made the Gathering with just one stop, if I had about 20 gallons, and I d

KR> Fuel Tanks

2009-07-10 Thread Lee Van Dyke
Ferry tank. I used a 5 gal plastic boat tank with a fossett fuel pump to add fuel to the header tank while flying. All you need to do is add a barb to the top of the tank. ( you can do this with the panel off) I added a hose with a quick connect boat fitting. the fuel pump was attached to th

KR> Grass is Good!

2009-07-10 Thread DwneasT
Greetings fellow Netters: After many weeks of agonizing with my KR's insistent desires to make me look like a drunk sailor while taxiing.(my airport buddies hail me as, "King of 360's"). I have trailered the little beast to a long, smooth grass strip, where I am busting to tell all that I ca

KR> test

2009-07-10 Thread DwneasT
test

KR> Fuel Tanks

2009-07-10 Thread Louis Cronje
Hi All, I have recently purchased a stock KR2. I am starting with PPL so not flying it yet. I have had a couple of changes in mind. The biggest one at the moment is the header tank. This craft only has a 10 gal header tank. It is about 4 gal short of where I would like to be. The prefabricated h

KR> Tire wear

2009-07-10 Thread Dan Heath
Mike, Do you have Auto Plugs on the mag also, using the converters? I had a set of REL-36B Champion Aircraft Plugs, on my first KR, and they are still good. Thanks for the story, this is good information. Maybe a change of plugs at annual would be a good idea if you are using auto plugs. See N6

KR> Tire wear

2009-07-10 Thread laser...@juno.com
Hasn't anyone besides me noticed slightly more wear on the right tire with our left-turning engines? Or the opposite for right-turning engines? Until I came across the Deakin comment re the Bearcat wearing out the tire on the opposite side from the direction of prop rotation, I didn't have an exp