KR> Re: KRnet Digest, Vol 351, Issue 242

2009-08-22 Thread David Winsett
Mark Jones wrote: I have a Magellan 315A which I use as a secondary GPS to my Garmin 296. On the last few flights the Magellan has been acting up, freezing up, then regaining normal mode and just doing weird stuff. I have been flying with it for four years and have never seen it do this. I operate

KR> RE: Type 4 performance

2008-10-12 Thread David Winsett
Hennie van Rooyen wrote: > VW TYPE 4 2459cc SPECIFICATIONS > 105 HP @ 3600 RPMs with 151 FT LBs. of torque at take-off/WOT Jack Lockamy's first flight report @ http://www.sonex-ltd.com/new_0502.html shows 3100 rpm. The specs that Hennie found were probably wishful thinking on Jack's part. Inciden

KR> RE: Compass

2008-10-12 Thread David Winsett
>From the Wikipedia: "Because Earth's magnetic field varies at different latitudes, compasses are often balanced during manufacture. Most manufacturers balance their compass needles for one of five zones, ranging from zone 1, covering most of the Northern Hemisphere, to zone 5 covering Australia a