Larry, you are certainly one of the lucky ones in the KR crowd, and even in
the entire experimental world in general! I like your thoughts that we are
all "living on borrowed time", so we should have fun flying and enjoy life
as much as we can before the time comes for returning our borrowed times
I would like to say it's less that I have a lack of confidence in restart
but rather I have high confidence, even certainty that all machines will at
some point fail to fullfill their intended function. Maintenance can, but
obviously does not always avoid the failure(s).
"What can go wrong wil
Ok, believe it or not!!!
I only had outboard wing tanks (no header tank) in my first KR N886MJ. Corvair
engine with an Ellison.
I totally lost both fuel pumps due to a broken ground wire. I was at maybe 200
feet because I was buzzing my brother in law’s house. Oh yea, 13 miles from
the airport
I can tell you on my KR that if the engine quit the prop was not long enough to
keep the engine windmill. That's what put me in the lake one day.
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> On Nov 20, 2021, at 12:59 PM, John Gotschall wrote:
>
> With regard to the statement starting with "Given your current lack
With regard to the statement starting with "Given your current lack of
confidence in an engine restart in flight. . ."
I would like to say it's less that I have a lack of confidence in restart
but rather I have high confidence, even certainty that all machines will at
some point fail to fullfi
Some final thoughts before I head to the local brewery to make music
with some friends of mine.
If your check list has you turn on the electric pump before startup make
sure you turn it off long enough before turning it back on for T.O. to
insure the engine pump is working. How long does it
On 11/20/2021 7:51 AM, Jeff Scott wrote:
If flight is going to be dependent on electrical power, I'd rather use a
standby alternator than a standby battery. For the same weight, it makes an
emergency into a mere inconvenience.
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On 11/19/2021 11:26 PM, John Gotschall wrote:
I think I noted no header tank, don't recall saying single pump. However
if you follow the instructions you will be running a single pump. There is
an electric additional pump (backup?) for use only during approaches and
takeoffs. Might be useful in
What you have in the Lake fuel system is standard in just about every low wing
aircraft with a carburated engine, and also SOP on many Cessnas that have had
larger engines installed without upgrading the supporting fuel system. The
engine runs using a mechanical fuel pump for feed and has a sta
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