Re: KR> get-together in the South

The Rebel has slightly weird flying characteristics.  Give me a call tomorrow and I can fill you in on some of the details.Brian Kraut904-536-1780br...@eamanuacturing.com Original Message Subject: Re: KR> get-together in the South From: Flesner via KRnet D

Re: KR> fuel flow sensors

I had the Flight Data FC-10 in my Mustang and really liked it a lot.  Run your GPS into it and it will also give you miles remaining.  I only removed it because I was putting in a GRT EFIS with fuel flow.Brian Kraut904-536-1780br...@eamanuacturing.com Original Message Subject: R

KR> Philidelphia KR for sale

A friend of mine sent me this link because he was possibly interested in buying this, but then changed his mind.  I am sharing it here in case anybody else might be interested in it.  This is not my plane so please click on the link and contact the seller, not me.Some brief info I got from the sell

Re: KR> Painting the engine mount

Powder coating is much better and will never come off or scratch, but is expensive.  Fortunately for me my neighbor is friends with the guy that owns our local powder coat shop.As Larry said, rattle can paint can work good also.  When I paint metal parts I use engine enamel in a spray can and I bak

Re: KR> KR Gathering 2018 RoundUp Posted

Some beautiful KRs this year.  Sorry I missed it.Not sure when the date for next year is decided, but Trippletree is around the same timeframe.  I don't know when they announce the dates for theirs, but we be good if they don't land at the same time. Brian Kraut904-536-1780br...@eamanuacturing.com

Re: KR> Epoxy

You really should give EZPoxy a try.  I have tried the all and find it by far the best.  Dug up my old comparison here: https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/msg01666.htmlBrian Kraut904-536-1780br...@eamanuacturing.com Original Message Subject: KR> Epoxy From: mark j

Re: KR> WunderBird update,

Looking great Mark! Am I the only one thinking the wing attach brackets should bolt to the spar with six bolts instead of four? IIRC, that is the way the Diehl mounted. Brian Kraut 904-536-1780 br...@eamanuacturing.com Original Message Subject: KR> WunderBird update, From: m

Re: KR> Mogas Testing (Mogas Blues continued)

Earlier in this thread there was talk of mixing ethanol containing mogas with water to remove the ethanol. That does remove the ethanol from the fuel (not sure if it removes 100%, but it does remove a lot of it), but there is still one problem. From what I have researched, the ethanol they normal

Re: KR> Mogas Testing (Mogas Blues continued)

Earlier in this thread there was talk of mixing ethanol containing mogas with water to remove the ethanol.  That does remove the ethanol from the fuel (not sure if it removes 100%, but it does remove a lot of it), but there is still one problem.  From what I have researched, the ethanol they normal

Re: KR> vinyl ester thinning

Not sure if you have worked with VE resin before, but it is already pretty much water thin. I can't imagine wanting to thin it any more. That is one of the reasons I don't like to work with it unless you are doing it in a mold because it is so thin it does not do a good job filling in the holes i

Re: KR> Kr waterproofing

The best tape to use is 3M 471 tape. You can find it many places online in different widths and you can also find it locally at some automotive paint supply stores. My local Finishmaster store carries it. It is also the best tape to use for paint masking because paint won't wick under it like ma

Re: KR> Gear legs

To add a bit more to what Larry recommends on lengthening the legs, I don't know if Steve will sell longer legs, but I would expect to pay a hefty premium for them. I spoke to Dan Diehl years ago and he told me that he buys the scotchply sheets in 4' X 8' pieces so they are cut down to get 24" bla

Re: KR> Projects for sale?

Good to hear it Mark. Brian Kraut 904-536-1780 br...@eamanuacturing.com Original Message Subject: KR> Projects for sale? From: Mark Jones via KRnet Date: Fri, March 23, 2018 6:12 am To: "KR Net" Cc: Mark Jones Hello fellow KR’ers. I am in the mood to build another KR. Now

Re: KR> Flutter

Below is a copy of what I posted to the group in 2008 with better instructions for the flutter testing than I just posted a few minutes ago. Read it as Bud wrote it, not as I botched it in the previous email. This is probably a good time to bring up flutter testing. I have attached some excerpts

Re: KR> Flutter

Bud Davisson, who is about one of the most respected people in aviation, had some recommendations on the Midget Mustang group several years ago. He said you want to simultaneously pull power, pull the nose up, and load the ailerons. By loading the ailerons you bank, I guess the theory is to have

Re: KR> aileron balancing

I also used a plaster of paris mold that was baked to remove moisture. I believe that I used clay to mold the plaster of paris. I melted the lead on my stove in an old cat food can. Be sure that most of your weight is far from the hinge line so you can get the aileron using as little weight as p

Re: KR> Two Battery System

Second Jeff's recommendation on the EarthX batteries. They do have the onboard smarts you describe. I did a lot of looking around before I added an avionics backup battery for my Mustang 2 and EarthX was clearly the best. Brian Kraut 904-536-1780 br...@eamanuacturing.com Original Mes

Re: KR> Subaru EA81

Did that a few months ago in a Murphy Rebel that blew the prop shaft seal and blew out most of the oil, lots of it on the windshield. Not something I would recommend. Brian Kraut 904-536-1780 br...@eamanuacturing.com Original Message Subject: Re: KR> Subaru EA81 From: Mark La

Re: KR> Gathering location?

Speaking of gatherings, will any of you be at Trippletree this year? It is September 6-10 in SC and is one of the best flyins around. I did not make it last year, but plan to go this year in my Mustang 2. It is very big, but easy to fly in and out of. Details at http://www.tripletreeaerodrome.

Re: KR> KR Gathering Location

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KR> OT, IA near Buffalo, NY

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Re: KR> Firewall fabrication

Thinnest Spruce sells is .016, but that is not that much more weight. http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/mepages/firewall_sheet2.php Brian Kraut 904-536-1780 br...@eamanuacturing.com Original Message Subject: Re: KR> Firewall fabrication From: "Virgil N. Salisbury via KRn

Re: KR> KR Project For Sale/ Oregon

Sorry to see you sell it John, but somebody is going to get one hell of a good deal on that plane. I would snap it up at that price if I wasn't so far away. Free delivery to Florida? Brian Kraut 904-536-1780 br...@eamanuacturing.com Original Message Subject: KR> KR Project

Re: KR> N269 7.6 Hour Data Download

I think you will find after you have a lot more time on the plane and start to fly it loaded at different C.G. locations that you will want an adjustable elevator trim tab, but wait and see first. You also might want adjustable aileron trim when you start taking passengers, but if so, a simple spr

Re: KR> Turnbuckle installation

The better turnbuckle barrels have a witness hole in them. As long as the threads engage enough that you can't see all the way through the hole or poke a piece of safety wire through them you have enough threaded in. According to this site you should have no more than three threads showing which

Re: KR> Tail versus nose dragger

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Re: KR> Tail Wheel Authority

I have flown well over a dozen different types of taildraggers and some turn slightly better one way than the other due to alignment issues with the tailwheel or a little less slack on one tailwheel chain or the other, but I have never seen a noticeable difference at low speed that could not be att

Re: KR> home-brew thermocouples...for cheap!

Can you send the link to the wire you used. I assume you twisted the ends and then just melted a tiny blob on the end with no rod, correct? Brian Kraut 904-536-1780 br...@eamanuacturing.com Original Message Subject: KR> home-brew thermocouples...for cheap! From: Mark Langfo

Re: KR> carb

I will email you a manual and parts list. Keep in mind that the electronic copies of the manuals that you can find might not be the latest information. You can buy the current manual with a subscription that gives you all of the service bulletins and updates, but it is very expensive. Spruce car

Re: KR> Magneto for VW type IV

There is an electronic ignition that can be installed in the distributor flange from Great Plains. Brian Kraut 904-536-1780 br...@eamanuacturing.com Original Message Subject: KR> Magneto for VW type IV From: Hendrik van Rooyen via KRnet Hi again everyone, Please allow me a

Re: KR> major success!!

That is the area I was referring to. For some reason my oil only showed coming from one side. if you had your case overhauled and used sealant you are probably fine there. If you didn't have your case machined it is still likely the cylinder base seal. Just in case it is not I didn't want you t

Re: KR> todays flight

It is particularly useful on aircraft engines because you have all the air blowing across the engine so you wind up with oil over everything so it is impossible to pinpoint the origin point. Put in the dye and run it just a few minutes and look and you can find the origin point before it has had a

Re: KR> major success!!

Larry, did you put sealant on the case halves at the bosses around the crankshaft where your main bearings are? The older O-200 manual says not to put any sealant there, but the newer manual says to. The engines they are making today have O-ring grooves around the thru bolts on the bosses. You m

Re: KR> todays flight

Oil leaks are very hard to find with brand new clean oil, especially with oil already on the engine so you can't see where new oil is leaking. Best way is to use the flourescent dye and UV light you can get an auto parts store. Put some of the dye in the oil and run it for just a few minutes at n

Re: KR> todays flight

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Re: KR> KRnet KR project construction resource

I do essentially the same thing on my planes, but cut an angle on a larger block and put the jack under that. Brian Kraut 904-536-1780 br...@eamanuacturing.com Original Message Subject: Re: KR> KRnet KR project construction resource From: bruis--- via KRnet Date: Sat, May 20

Re: KR> VW Type 1 "DRD Racing" head reliability

Looking at the pictures of those heads my assumption would be that the generous cooling passages are a bit too generous. The air that comes in contact with the aluminum cools the head, not the air that just passes by through a big hole. I suspect that much of the air is going through the big hole

Re: KR> Rand Robinson's early epoxy (was Wing Attach Fittings)

After that Rand recommended Safe-T-Poxy which is today called EZ Poxy. I still use the EZ poxy. Seems most people use West or Aeropoxy, but I have used them all and find the EZ far superior. Wrote a long post about the reasons why a long time ago and I suppose it could be dug up in the archives.

Re: KR> washers

I recently spoke to the owner of Saber about an older one of their prop spacers that I had. The bolts that attach the spacer to the crankshaft flange are recessed into the spacer so you can't safety wire them. He told me that the two options for saftying the bolts would be Locktite on the threads

Re: KR> New VW?

They have been around a while and their web site has not changed as far as I can tell for over a year. I have seen the engine at Sun N Fun last year and I think the year before that. I have no idea if it is in production or how many are flying, but it certainly looks promising. Brian Kraut 904-

Re: KR> Liquid cooled VW

I remember a discussion on the liquid cooled VW heads a long time ago. Not sure how many ever got installed or why they stopped making them. Here is a link to Great Plains page for them. http://www.greatplainsas.com/bf2004.html I know that one of the major advantages to liquid cooled engines is

Re: KR> fiber glassed fuselage

There have been a few that have done that. My KR had foam between the wood pieces from the firewall back to just behind the seat and then the inside was covered in one layer of glass. I liked that because it gave me some sound and thermal insulation and a more finished look for only a few pounds

Re: KR> Hangar Rent

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Re: KR> Update Mark Jones

Most people retire and go to Florida to work less, lower their expenses, buy more toys, spend more time flying, and get the kids out of the house and supporting themselves. Seems you got it all backwards, but good to hear that it is just a temporary diversion. Sounds like you have great kids and

Re: KR> Mole tail

Yes he was. I wondered what became of Dana about a year or so ago and searched his posts on the Vans Airforce site and found that he sold Black Magic then he disappeared from that group. Not sure if he got out of flying all together or what. His old cell phone number didn't work so I sent him an

Re: KR> headers are finished

One thing I noticed on my Midget Mustang when I wrapped the exhaust (and I assume you would see the same thing with ceramic coting) is that it was much easier to find peak EGT. The temp gauge moved a lot faster without the normal lag. I guess that is because you are insulating the exhaust gas you

Re: KR> insurance claim payouts

I am sure that some insurance companies do try to not pay under some conditions, but I have not experienced that with AIG. I had a Piper Clipper get destroyed by a microburst while it was not tied down and they paid no questions asked. I had a Piper Pacer ground looped by a friend and again they

Re: KR> Insurance for a KR-2

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Re: KR> Sterba prop

I have refinished several of his props the exact way after asking him years ago. It is very easy and works good. One issue I have though with the Helmsman varnish is that you really need to keep your prop covered if you keep your plane out in the sun. I had one on my Midget Mustang and the varni

Re: KR> Insurance for a KR-2

Depends a lot on your total time and tailwheel time. You will also get vastly different quotes from different insurance companies. Some give good prices on some models, but bad on others. I highly recommend calling Scott at Skysmith Insurance. He works with a lot of underwriters and does a lot

Re: KR> Melting lead

That is exactly what I did, plaster of paris molds that were baked in the oven to get the moisture out. I think I made the initial male mold out of wax if I remember correctly then poured on the plaster of paris to make a female mold then baked in the oven and poured out the melted wax to get my f

Re: KR> Progress !

I had a Sterba prop with varnish that had gotten stuck to my prop spacer a while back and no amount of puling on the prop would loosen it up and hitting it or trying to pry it off would have definitely damaged the wood. I loosened the bolts 1/8" and started up the engine and prop cleanly unstuck i

Re: KR> Fuel header tank

Having hung upside down by the seatbelt with a header tank on fire I definitely prefer to have all the fuel in the wings, but I had a Midget Mustang with all the fuel in the header tank and currently fly a Mustang 2 with just a header tank. I would certainly put all my fuel in the wings if I was b

Re: KR> Fuel header tank

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