ouble shielded coax for critical applications.
Coupling between two cables is affected by the square of the distance. Work
that out at 1/4" inch spacing for adjacent to 39" for opposite sides of the
fuselage, and the difference in coupling is a very large number.
Jim Vance
Claflin, Kansas
, with
wind, temps, cloud ceiling, percent chance of precip and thunderstorms, dew
point, etc. There's a bar at the bottom where you can access winds aloft.
It is geared to local flying, but I've found it to be the most accurate
forecasts of any of the sites.
Jim Vance
Claflin, KS
Sorry, but I have a short circuit between my headphones. Try www.usairnet.com.
Jim Vance
ground time on the
engine but has not been airborne.
I am going to offer it for sale. Between the surgery, chemotherapy, and
recovery, I have no idea when I will be back into flying--if ever.
If anyone is interested, please contact me offline and I will provide a spec
sheet and pictures.
Jim
oting? Although the pressure
gauge varies with rpm and oil temperature, is it possible that I have a bad
sender unit? Does anyone know the distance from the bottom of the relief valve
piston and the outside edge of the hole?
Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Jim Vance
va...@hbcomm.net
uffed to a high gloss. You won't be sorry because it will
finish up the hundreds of hours you already have invested.
I suggest that you try it yourself. Then go to the nearest automotive paint
dealership and get the good stuff.
Jim Vance
Claflin, KS
va...@hbcomm.net
to
manufacture them because of the liability problems. If you enjoy flying--and
living a long time--stay with pneumatic tires.
Jim Vance
va...@hbcomm.net
mounting the laser on a camera tripod and using the
line-making lens gave me an excellent reference for a straight line around the
compound curve for the part line on my cowling.
Jim Vance
Claflin, Kansas
va...@hbcomm.net
h the dual port
heads.
I'm considering a single primer injector just downstream of the throttle body.
That would give me gas to start without a lot more plumbing. I would use an
electrical valve, not a manual primer.
Has anyone used such a system? What are your experiences and opini
Mark,
Thanks for your prompt reply.
I have ordered the solenoid from Wicks, but I'm having a problem coming up
with a source for the injector nozzle. Where did you get yours?
Jim
I have the AmeriKing AK-450 in both of my planes. I chose it because it was
inexpensive, and it uses D flashlight batteries. Some of the other units use a
custom battery that greatly increases your cost over the years. I use the
batteries I remove from my ELT to power my flashlights.
Jim
f EAA Sport Aviation magazine.
It looks like I will have a 10% increase in the cost of building my KR-2.
Jim Vance
Claflin, KS
va...@hbcomm.net
the high r f signals, but would not affect the trim
signal.
I used this technique to tame my Tiny Tach that was picking up hash and reading
about four times too high.
Jim Vance
N 303 JV at the airport
Claflin, Kansas
va...@hbcomm.net
remained the same size.
So much for gasohol in a system designed for airplanes.
Jim Vance, Claflin, Kansas
va...@hbcomm.net
s of paper shuffling, and
sometimes he didn't even get to see the plane.
The impression I have is that they really enjoy their contact with home
builders, but their priorities are commercial aircraft manufacturers first,
then parts suppliers, then homebuilts.
Jim Vance
Claflin, Kansas
va...@hbcomm.net
YEEE HAA!!
The FAA inspector has just left. My KR-2, N 303 JV, is now officially an
airplane.
It will be at least a week before I will be able to take the wings off and
trailer it to the airport.
Jim Vance
va...@hbcomm.net
Claflin, Kansas
He gave me the "pink slip" without seeing it move.
I built the KR in my barn. With the small wheels and low ground clearance,
it is definitely a hard surface bird. Besides, I wouldn't want to nick the
Ed Sterba prop.
Jim
- Original Message -
From: "bob"
To: "KRnet"
Sent: Friday, Feb
Did I get disconnected? This is the first time that I've received no messages
from the net in 24 hours.
Jim Vance
ormally made of stainless steel wire, which is non-magnetic.
Jim Vance
va...@bhcomm.net
Claflin, Kansas
Re: Fire extinguishers
You use any type that's available when your KR is on fire!!
Jim
- Original Message -
From: "Phil Matheson"
> -
>
> KR stuff
> I've just sanded my fuse and placed one layer 2 oz deck cloth.
> Hopefully close the inner wings over
I have two type IV engines, an extra set of cylinders, pistons, and head, and
other miscellaneous parts that are in the way in my shop. If Orma or anyone
else are interested, please contact me off line.
Jim Vance
va...@hbcomm.net
erial numbers with a prefix of C V.
I will send pictures to Jim and Ray off-line.
Jim Vance
va...@hbcomm.net
piano hinge. The heater hose to the carburetor attaches to one end. The
reason for making the muff easily removable is that it must be removed for
inspection, since it would be a most dangerous place for cracks to occur.
I have pictures if anyone would be interested.
Jim Vance
va...@hbcomm.net
Serge asked how to clamp the spring in the heat muff so it doesn't move around
when the engine is running.
The spring is spring loaded ;:) against the exhaust pipe. It won't move, unless
it was spiraled at no tension.
Jim Vance
next tank of fuel was regular, and the mileage went back up. A
second tank of E10 dropped it back down to 19.
What would be the best fuel for my VW engine? Opinions? Comments?
I thought about writing to Ann Landers, but she probably wouldn't know.
Jim Vance
va...@hbcomm.net
are trying to build light and
simple, the VW is a good choice for a low-cost KR.
My opinion is worth what you have paid for it, and it's free!
Jim Vance
N303JV waiting for the final inspection.
va...@hbcomm.net
. Of course, you must be ready to pull the throttle back as
soon as the engine lights.
Jim Vance
va...@hbcomm.net
to your destination faster---maybe.
I would rather take a little more time and KNOW that I am going to arrive.
Jim Vance
va...@hbcomm.net
I have installed a Microair 760 in the panel of my KR-2. I won't fly it until
January, but the ground tests with a wattmeter, SWR bridge, and signal
generator indicate that it performs as well or better than any other
transceiver that I have worked with.
Jim Vance
va...@hbcomm.net.
having to open my virgin
wings?
Jim Vance
Steve,
Thanks for the great idea. I'll say three hail marys and punch some holes
tomorrow.
Ain't the KR net great? You can show your stupidity, and the whole gang jumps
in to get you going.
Jim Vance
a flashing light to get my
attention), since I'm using the standard VW ignition system and want maximum
time to get on the ground before my battery quits. I will probably play with a
high voltage warning circuit, too, but that is a good winter project.
Jim Vance
va...@hbcomm.net
e.
Your results may vary.
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
cause if the fuse
blows, the chances are outstanding that the unit isn't going to operate again
without work.
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
KR-2 N 303 JV waiting inspection
Check out page 66 of the October issue of Sport Pilot magazine. It has to be
a KR pilot.
Jim Vance
instruments in Wichita, which claims to be the air capitol of the
world.
Sorry, I don't have a phone number or website available.
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
KR-2 Almost ready for the inspection.
- Original Message -
From: "Bob Unternaehrer"
To: ; "Cor
d car gas with the Ellison TBI? Have you had any adverse
experiences?
Since the compression ratio on my GP VW 1915 cc dictates that I used 90 octane,
I would have to use gasohol here in Kansas. Would this be adverse in an
Ellison?
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
I weighed my KR-2 yesterday. It was 637 pounds empty. The forward and
rearward centers of gravities calculated at 8.28 and 13.25 inches from the
leading edge.
Are these numbers in the ballpark when using the AS5046 wing?
Jim Vance (N303JV)
va...@claflinwildcats.com
you can get four wires or rods about 90 degrees
apart that are 54 inches from tip to the opposite tip, you will greatly enhance
your signals.
I have used 3/32" brazing rod with great success. If you don't need the
rigidity, then aircraft or house electrical wire would be fine.
Ji
Steve Jones,
Please contact me offline. I have some Mylar for you.
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
, you will have all sorts of voltage drops from other components
getting involved.
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
- Original Message -
From: "Dan Heath"
To:
Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 7:35 PM
Subject: KR> Working hard and getting nowhere
> I have been fighting
get it to work right. It's
especially important that the top of the gauge is vented to above the fuel line
in the tank. Any pressure differential will make for an error.
Jim Vance in Kansas, USA
va...@claflinwildcats.com
the reports by those using them, it should be adequate.
Jim Vance, Claflin, KS
va...@claflinwildcats.com
ut getting it to the Gathering, but
I'll sure try.
Jim Vance, N303JV
va...@claflinwildcats.com
ouldn't want to practice an engine out landing
on the first flight.
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
If you sprinkle a large amount of salt on the top of your flowerbed, the need
to put your hands in the soil will go away.
Skunks and badgers will keep cats away. Don't ask me how I know!!
Jim Vance
I used flat headed countersunk pop rivets on the piano hinge on my cowling. I
could control the force on the rivets so that I didn't beat up the
fiberglass/epoxy that I worked so hard to form. They covered nicely with
filler so they are invisible.
Jim Vance
Serge,
I looked up my conversion tables for the old British Imperial measurement
system. Pressures were indicated in stones per square hand. Velocity was in
megafurlongs per fortnight. I couldn't find anything about viscosity.
Jim Vance
Oscar,
I had only a few Rivnuts to pull too. I used a bolt and some fender washers,
and my torque wrench. I pulled a couple of them on a scrap of aluminum to
determine the right amount of torque. They look and didn't come lose, so it
works.
Your results may vary, of course.
Jim Vance
Steve Bray,
Please contact me off net and I will provide you with pictures of the "rocking
chair" that I used.
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
. Pre-owned houses are a bargain. A six bedroom, three bath brick home
on 7 acres with two large barns for all of your playtoys sold for $70,000.
See, there are advantages to putting up with Kansas winds.
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
Jerry,
Almost any outside powered mirror will supply you with a trim motor. Try
buying one with a broken glass--they will be at giveaway prices. The screw
that moves the mirror is a 1/4-28.
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
est considering
whatever is the standard oil for a Corvair car engine.
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
...@excite.com.
Don't know if it is still good.
My crush plate came with my engine from Great Plains. Contact Linda or
Steve. They probably have them for sale separate from the engine.
Jim Vance
>
lubricant. The Go Jo will stick to the bit and keep it cool, instead of
slinging off like most lubes.
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
~
>
> My stainless sheet is already attached to the 1/4 inch
> firewall.
> I need to drill holes.
> Is there a drill bit tha
Barry,
Congratulations on a job well done. It's good that the flights were
uneventful, but not boring. I'll say a Y H for you, in case you don't
do that sort of thing down under.
I WILL being making my first flight in early 2005.
Jim Vance
e build two.
A very merry Christmas to all. With the weather like it is, stay inside, warm,
and deice your own system instead of the wings.
Jim Vance
Rich,
I've heard that the guy that has the most playtoys when he dies wins.
You sound like a winner!
Jim Vance
- Original Message -
From: "rparker"
To:
Sent: Friday, December 24, 2004 5:06 AM
Subject: RE: KR> Buying another aircraft kit
> Never can have too ma
light
attitude, I have almost no weight on the tail. Is this an indication that it
is nose heavy? Should I move the battery to behind the seats before I bother
with weighing?
I would appreciate input from those who have gone before.
Thanks.
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
w the blades work.
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
According to a message I have received from the A F Academy Association of
Graduates, the FCC has recently authorized the publishing of a directory of
cell phone numbers. That means that the tele-marketers will be able to call
you with their wonderful offers, unless you have opted out.
To do
Rotax dealer should be able to provide you a pump for around US $30.
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
uding shipping. You
can see their selection of batteries at b and c specialty.com. If you have
any questions, contact Todd at t...@bandcspecialty.com.
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
I'm north of Claflin, Kansas. If you put your finger right in the middle of
the map of Kansas, it will be on Claflin. There used to be a one-room
schoolhouse a mile north of my place that was name State Center, because it
was.
Jim Vance
- Original Message -
From:
To:
Sent: Sat
it to you.
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
!!
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
work about 12 to 14 inches (30 centimeters) from the
surface. To get good flow out, and coverage, I found it worked better at about
half that distance. Otherwise, you get orange peel that would make oranges
jealous.
Your results will probably vary.
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
Building airplanes is like raising a family. By the time you are finished, you
have finally figured out how to do it right.
That's why grandparents are so neat!!
Jim Vance
tenna cable to the GPS unit.
Instead, I will need to lay it in the groove where the windshield meets the
deck.
How can I do this and make it look professional?
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
Matt,
The list would be most helpful. Keep us advised.
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
Final testing of electronics before engine tests. KR-2 N303JV 1835cc GP VW.
Dan,
If you have a breakout pressure of seven psi, wouldn't the fuel tank have to be
more than 15 feet above the checkvalve?
Jim
It is so quiet on the net that you could hear a mosquito fart!!
Really sorry that I'm not laughing it up at the Gathering. I WILL fly my KR-2
to the 2005 Gathering.
Jim Vance
en pulled the
loose wire under the seat and into the wing tip. That way, there is nothing
hanging out to interfere with the aileron cables.
As always, your results may vary.
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
require a gearbox and a big bank
account. One ready to hang on your plane goes for about what most guys are
putting into their entire KR with an engine.
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
paint before I assemble my KR-2 for the final time (I hope).
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
Dean,
Your aircraft seat is much more elegant and weight saving than the lead lumps
that I have permanently bonded to my floor pan. Please keep us advised of your
progress on the backboard.
Jim Vance
looks intentional, rather than an after-the-fact
bandaid.
Jim Vance
and drilled 125 more holes in the stainless without
dulling the bit. Life is wonderful.
His explanation is that stainless gets very hard when it is worked fast. The
GO-JO doesn't sling off the bit and seemed to cool the metal quite well.
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
nsate for the weight of the pilot on the left side? Comments and
thoughts, please.
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
a 1:1 standing wave ratio.
Then you can concentrate on the really fun things, like sanding.
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
tire sufficient?
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
the
pleasures of living in the great American desert called rural Kansas).
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
KR-2.
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
electrically actuated speed brake also: I wanted control close to
the throttle with minimum hand effort during the critical time of landing. I
am using the seat actuator from a 1985 GM car for my actuator (cost $15).
I'm not flying yet, but this is the way I've set up of my speedbrake.
tax 582 in my Renegade. I can hear people
in the pattern at airports a hundred miles away.
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
nnect the
coaxial cable at the radio. If the noise goes away, it's coming in on the
antenna. Then the only solution is to stop the noise at the source.
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
ile gloves from a local medical supply house. They are
more rugged than latex and will withstand hours of sanding.
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
poise was floxed down the sidewall, then across the floor of
the fuselage.
I have used this type of antenna in my Renegade with excellent results.
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
ll be actuated by a car
seat slide and motor.
Hindsight is always 20/20. If I were to do it again, I would use a sheet of
1/4" Last-a-Foam with reinforcement at the attachment for the actuator arm.
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
from Aircraft
Spruce the end of April, and they were expecting a new shipment on May second.
It still hasn't arrived.
So I don't have hands-on experience, yet.
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
The correct website for the transceiver is microair.com.au.
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
t comes in a 60 inch width and is priced at US$ 5.75 per lineal yard.
I used it on my KR-2 without any serious problems. If I could get it to work,
anyone can work with it.
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
planes is a learning experience. I think I've earned a Master's
degree in the school of hard knocks.
Thanks for your help.
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
f the paint went on
the plane and not on the floor. I'm still learning, but by the end of the
month, I may have my nerve up to shoot the fuselage.
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
n the attachment of the
counterbalance. Apparently the flutter generates enough acceleration forces to
rip the control surface off the plane.
Was the strengh of the counterbalance mount the original issue, or am I having
a senior moment?
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
ok
like it was intentional.
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
If you really want to be the center of attention, retract the mains too.
Jim Vance
- Original Message -
From: "Mark Jones"
To: "KRnet"
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 6:13 AM
Subject: KR>Training Wheel
> All of you guys talking about the KR with a trai
road noise from the wheels from getting to
the body panels in the passenger area.
Jim Vance
va...@claflinwildcats.com
I found some masking tape on the front side of my windshield bow that has been
there for over a year. It's hard to get to and it is thoroughly dried out.
What's a good way to remove this dried tape that won't ruin the painted surface
underneath or damage the Plexiglas windshield
f the fuselage with a push-pull cable to the
trim tab. The reason is that I put limit switches on the motor, since I found
that the force developed could peel the trim tab right off. That would not be
good when on short final.
Jim
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