KR> Practical?

2008-10-12 Thread John & Elaine Roffey
- Original Message - From: "Eric Vance" To: Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 1:38 PM Subject: KR> Practical? Practical Hardly!Challenging? Absolutely.. Like Jeff, I have flown this part of the country from time to time in a C182RG with much altitude potential and have found it

KR> Power on approaches

2008-10-12 Thread John & Elaine Roffey
- Original Message - From: "Colin & Bev Rainey" To: Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 7:16 PM Subject: KR> Power on approaches > Just a side note about approaches. > When I was first being taught to fly back in 1979 and 1980 (wow that makes me feel old!) > > Colin > KSFB Like Colin says, I

KR> YEHHAAAAAAAA

2008-10-12 Thread John & Elaine Roffey
Way to go Mark. If Orma hears that YEH Sunday morning in PTK, I should be able to hear it at PHN as well. I will see you in N56ML in Mt.Vernon. Can't wait. John Roffey Ft.Gratiot Mi.

KR> Crosswinds and tubulence

2008-10-12 Thread John & Elaine Roffey
Just a general question to those who do fly their KRs in wind, after getting the standard briefing that goes along with the type of crosswinds we are currently discussing, usually "moderate turbulence below 12,000", what kind of ride are we talking about here. The question arises after flying

KR> Fuel $

2008-10-12 Thread John & Elaine Roffey
- Original Message - From: "Kevin Jarvis" To: Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 5:14 PM Subject: KR> Fuel $ > Kevin, you "used to" live in the Detroit area? Where are you now? John Roffey Fort Gratiot MI. > > > > ___ > Search the KRnet Archives at

KR> EAA Copperstate Flyin

2008-10-12 Thread John & Elaine Roffey
Anyone flying a KR into the Copperstate Flyin this weekend? I will be there Friday and Saturday if anyone wants to have a KR/BS session at lunch time. John Roffey jerof...@tir.com

KR> Along the path

2008-10-12 Thread John & Elaine Roffey
> > Is there anyone between Michigan and Mt Vernon Ill that would like to join up and arrive at the gathering together as a flight of two? Orma, contact Chris Gardiner and Owen McPhearson from Ontario. The last time they flew to Red Oak, they stopped at St.Clair Co. Intl. to clear customs. We fl

KR> Gathering Attendance

2008-10-12 Thread John & Elaine Roffey
I got the news last Friday that I would be running all the mechanical work on an outage at our plant starting September 17th. We met today on the work scope and schedule for the next twelve weeks and it is going to be six tens and Sundays as necessary. That casts my plan to attend the 2004 Gathe

KR> DAR

2008-10-12 Thread John & Elaine Roffey
Way to go Mark!!! I was suspect, along with a couple of others that the DAR, if he knows anything at all, would pass your work. Please resist the very real temptation to "RUSH" into the air. It's taken this long to get where you are now, a few more weeks or months won't hurt a thing. First f

KR> AOPA NACA article

2008-10-12 Thread John & Elaine Roffey
Mark, September Flying magazine, "Technicalities" article by Peter Garrison. the Scoop on the NACA Scoop. John Roffey > One of the EAA members was telling me the other night that the "current" > issue of AOPA magazine had an article that basically called into question > the NACA duct as compared

KR>FLY-IN?

2008-10-12 Thread John & Elaine Roffey
Hi Dave, I'm another KR builder here in Michigan. Some years ago, there was a group of builders in the Toledo area who put on a nice Gathering at the Toledo Metcalf airport. It was there that I decided to pesue the KR as a project of choise after getting a close look at Marty Roberts and