KR> First Flight - NOT

2012-08-24 Thread Jeff Scott
Wow Sid. You seem to be cursed. I recall your post about damaging the tanks with alcohol contaminated fuel. Sorry to hear that you'll have to rebuild your tanks, but at this point in time, I agree that it's a good decision to go with Aluminum Tanks. The tanks in my KR were built with Safe-T-Po

KR> First Flight - NOT

2012-08-24 Thread Kenneth B. Jones
In fact, if your experimental, amateur built plane is day VFR only, NO instruments are required by the regs. Did the FSDO include these requirements in your letter of limitations? Ken jones On Aug 24, 2012, at 7:29 PM, Sid Wood wrote: > I took my KR-2 to the airport in November, 2011, expecti

KR> First Flight - NOT

2012-08-24 Thread Larry&Sallie Flesner
At 06:29 PM 8/24/2012, you wrote: >yes, N6242 has 2 ASI and 3 magnetic compasses per >FSDO mandate), Where in the h*l* did they come up with that mandate There is nothing in the regs that I've ever seen to mandate 2 ASI's and 3 magnet

KR> First Flight - NOT

2012-08-24 Thread Sid Wood
I took my KR-2 to the airport in November, 2011, expecting to wait two or three months for the FAA inspection, then go fly. Not so fast: fuel pump problems, transponder calibration, additional back-up airspeed indicator and wet compass installation (yes, N6242 has 2 ASI and 3 magnetic compasses

KR> Brakes

2012-08-24 Thread Sid Wood
As reported a couple of months ago, I had some problems with the brake pedals on my KR-2. The pedals were not wide enough for my shoes to fit and my shoes were jamming against the vertical rudder links and the master cylinders. The left pedal was also rubbing on a bolt head on the vertical li

KR> N981JF

2012-08-24 Thread Tim
Mark, Very Nice 'Flyable' KRMany yrs of Enjoyment ! Well~done CldLk-Tim

KR> First flight in a KR

2012-08-24 Thread Mark Langford
Jeff, I don't think you'll have any problem at all with Pete's KR2S. I'd first do a few stalls to see exactly what the IAS is that it stalls at, and then come in above that (ground effect will ensure that you can land slower than you stall at altitude, but you knew that) and just wait for it to s

KR> First flight in a KR

2012-08-24 Thread J L
Awesome. Thanks! If the weather cooperates I am going to fly it today. Jeff On 8/23/12, Dan Heath wrote: > Read this: > > http://www.jfaughn.com/other/kr/uniquepartsofmykr/kr_landing.html > > > See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics > See you at the 2012 - KR Gathering in Mt