Dean sold the KR probably 8 or 9 years or so ago when he moved to
Armenia for work. Last I saw of it somebody posted a link to it being
for sale on Craigslist in Tulsa. Looks like that was February 2015.
Still in sent box because I forwarded the link to Dean. Link no longer
works so not sure wh
I really love my GRT EFIS Sport and hard to beat the price for what you
get.
As Paul said Dan, Micro Mesh does a good job. The question I have is
how deep is the nick? If it is not very deep you just sand it out with
wet sandpaper then use the MicroMesh in progressively finer grades until
it is polished. I have a MicroMesh set you can borrow if you need it.
Brian Kraut
Good warning, but I recommend not going near MEKP catalyst without
goggles, not just safety glasses. I had a small bottle of catalyst in
my hot garage for a few years and the normally soft plastic squeeze
bottle got hard and brittle (not sure if from the heat, chemical
reaction with catalyst, or a
I fly a Mustang 2 with the big flap that goes under the belly and it is
very effective. Like the KR, the M2 has stub wings that are not very
long so the flap under the belly adds a lot of flap area. Basically
what you get are a split flap under the fuselage and conventional flaps
outboard the fus
Mike, can't remember what engine or carb you have. Pulling the power
back and having the engine stumble sounds suspiciously like the problem
I had with my VW with the Zenith carb that went very rich and fouled
plugs at mid throttle settings. I confirmed what the problem was by
installing a mixtur
The FAA can reissue an airworthiness certificate. The place you get
into trouble is if you can't get a signed FAA 8050-2 bill of sale for
the plane. Some people cancel the registration and won't give the bill
of sale because they don't want the liability and they sell the plane as
parts. If that
I could be wrong, but by the question you are asking I suspect that you
are not experienced with aerobatics. The KR certainly has the agility
to perform light aerobatics and it also has the strength to perform
light aerobatics if they are done correctly.
What it lacks are some of the characterist
I know there are people on this that work on other than KRs. I need to
change a wing on a Piper Cherokee next week and it is 1,000 miles from
home so I need to make sure I have all the tools and plans in place
before I leave. If there is anyone here that has removed and/or
installed one before ca
William at a loss for words and with short hair are both shocking.
Award is well deserved.
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Subject: KR> WW Award
From: Gary Ainsworth via KRnet
I have been following the Corvair ?authority? since 2003 and found
this this morning. Looks good on him!
see:
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On my KR I had some pin holes after the Smooth Prime. I used automotive
icing filler to fill them and it worked great. It comes in a tube and
can be spread on small holes with a finger, dries fast, and sands
easily.
Something I found with the smooth prime is that it can get little air
bubbles i
Nitrogen is supposed to be better to not slow leak because the molecules
are bigger than regular air. I always took that with a grain of salt
thinking how much of a difference can it make.
A few months ago I helped a neighbor rebuild the nose strut on his 172.
He wanted to fill it with nitrogen
I am not sure if it would be linear or not. Not sure if the pressure
under so many inches of fuel is the same with a constant area cylinder
or one that gets bigger or smaller as it goes up. Been too long since I
took physics.
They do sell the sender with or without the fuel computer. The comput
I have been thinking of getting one of these Belite fuel probes for my
Mustang. It is basically just a pressure gauge that works based on the
weight of the fuel.
http://www.beliteaircraftstore.com/uel-probe-system/
I currently have a float sensor in my plane and it is not very
consistent. I hav
It is easy enough to do, but often not worth the consequences.
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Subject: KR> Four Day Weekend Vacation?
From: bjoenunley via KRnet
List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org
Date: Wed, August 31, 2016 3:58 pm
To: KRnet
Cc: bjoenunley
How do I get out of a four day wee
When I do it I have an EFIS plus backup round airspeed, turn
coordinator, altimeter, and vertical speed, autopilot run off the EFIS,
several GPSs, VOR with ILS, IFR approach plates on my tablet and backup
on my phone, ability to fly ILS or GPS approaches on autopilot off the
EFIS, XM weather, radi
I learned to fly long before GPS was invented and I still know how to
plan a flight on paper with a sectional and I would still be comfortable
doing it without GPS, but it has been a few years since I have done it.
Currently I have Ifly GPS on my tablet so I have legal sectionals and
approach plat
I just ordered a stainless steel nut in the correct size from McMaster
Carr, ground the correct radius on the bottom to match the exhaust pipe,
and welded it on.
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Subject: Re: KR> Cyberdyne mixture meter
From: Mark Langford via KRnet
I don't have one here to me
I had one in my KR from Westach. It was a 2 1/4 analog meter and worked
great. I like analog meters better than just LED. They normally stock
a 2" round automotive gauge, but for just a few day wait I had them make
me a 2 1/4 standard aircraft mounting type gauge. I also had them
incorporate a
Ummm, we have a picture of a plastic tool box.
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Subject: KR> 2nd try. Couldn't find any Corvair heads at Wal-Mart so I
am CNC machining my own. What do you think?
From: Mike Arnold via KRnet
List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org
Date: Thu, July 14, 2016 10:31 am
To: K
And confirmed by a listing on Barnstormers so I take it this is not a
late April Fools joke. I hope you are moving to something better suited
to the type of flying you will be doing and not just getting out of
flying.
Just when I have another KR oldtimer moving close enough to meet at a
flyin bre
I have threatening a southern KR gathering for years. I don't have time
to put together a formal gathering, but if there is interest I can do a
one day KR BBQ at my airpark in Green Cove Springs which is near
Jacksonville. Thinking it needs to be after Oshkosh and August is
pretty hot. Camping w
Matt, you need to revise your add and make sure it is listed under
experimental/rand Robinson and experimental/KR categories on
Barnstormers. I tried to find it the first time you listed it and never
found it. When searching it can be found, but most people like me just
look at the category listi
Only thing that needs to me added to this thread is that insulting Larry
Flasner is not going to make you any friends here. He is one of the
nicest people on this list and he has helped more people in the KR world
than can be said.
Brian Kraut
I used Smooth Prime put on with a roller when I repainted mine and I
really liked it. Only comment I have on it is to make sure you vacuum
or blow off the surface after sanding before you put on another coat of
primer or the final paint. You can get some small bubbles in it and
when you sand off
Sorry to pass this information on. I know a lot of you got your
canopies from Todd and I had always heard good things about him. I only
spoke to Todd once several years ago, but he was very helpful.
I spoke to Ed Sterba about that a few years ago and he told me that low
drag planes like the KR and the Midget Mustang can go faster than the
theoretical pitch will allow.
I am not a prop expert, but if I had to take a wild guess as to a theory
which may or may not be correct I would look at this.
I have been using the Ifly GPS app on my tablet and phone for over a
year and love it. I recently got a new project (Murphy Rebel) that came
with an Ifly 720. I powered it up over the weekend and noticed that it
took probably a minute or so to boot up and operation seems to not be
very fast on it
Can't really say that I am overly happy that the FAA is giving away ten
million dollars of our tax money with rebates.
As far as equipping your plane now, if you feel it is worth the money to
you go ahead, but for the rebate you need TSOd equipment. Have not been
looking at prices myself, but jus
Keep in mind that the original post was regarding pure ethanol which is
a different animal than automotive gas with 10% ethanol that you get at
your local gas station. The concerns with using ethanol containing gas
and the reasons the FAA does not allow its use in certified planes with
auto fuel S
Where are you? I live at an air park in Green Cove now, but still work
in Jacksonville. I don't have a KR anymore, but I have had at least a
half dozen in the past. There are three KRs at my airpark, but none
currently flying.
Brian Kraut
brian at eammanufacturing.com
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What happened to "build it to the plans" Virg?
Original Message
Subject: Re: KR> Fuselage sides vertical?
From: "Virgil N. Salisbury via KRnet"
List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org
Date: Tue, May 31, 2016 1:25 pm
To: KRnet
Cc: "Virgil N. Salisbury"
Vertical sides mean no banana
When I redid my first KR I removed the wings and engine and hung the
plane upside down in my garage so I could get access to the rudder pedal
area. I was doing gear work and adding tanks in the stub wings from the
bottom also.
I thought about cutting off the top deck and fuel tank first, but that
At that price I would snatch it up if it was not on the opposite corner
of the U.S. from me.
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Subject: KR> revmaster for sale - Seattle
From: Dan Prichard via KRnet
List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org
Date: Fri, April 29, 2016 9:29 am
To: krnet at list.krnet.org
Cc:
I had a friend that worked for the city doing auto maintenance. Did
tons of engine rebuilds on the police cars and he swore by Rotella. The
fact that it is sold in gallon jugs so they are easy to fill back up to
get rid of the old oil is nice too.
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Subject: Re:
I have wondered about him myself. I had not spoke to him in several
years and a while back I tried searching for him, but old number and
email did not work. Did some searching on the Vans Airforce site and
last I found is that he was selling Black Magic so not sure that he
still owns it. Not sur
Spruce catalog used to list one that specifically said it had the AN
flare. Those are the ones I always used. They don't give that much
detail on the web site.
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Subject: Re: KR> Facet fuel pump flare?
From: Dan Heath via KRnet
List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org
D
I have been hanging upside down by the seatbelt in a KR with the header
tank on fire. All the fuel in the wings is wise advice.
From: Larry Flesner via KRnet
As for a header tank, I went wing tanks only in the out wing
sections. That's a personal call. I read a crash report years ago
about
And that is the reason that my panel looks like this plus the IFLY on my
tablet and IFLY on my cell phone.
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Subject: Re: KR> Random thoughts about techknowlegy in an airplane
From: Mark Langford via KRnet
List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org
Date: Mon, February 01, 2
Someone correct me if I am wrong on this, it has been a little while and
my memory is not 100% clear.
The main spar fittings are exactly the same for both the 2 and the 2S.
On the aft spar of the 2 the fittings should all the same, but on the 2S
the spar cants forward a few degrees some of the af
I have just found and listed my set of wing attach fittings on Ebay.
These are original Rand factory made and plated fittings for a 2S. I
have also listed a very nice Terra TN200D nav receiver and indicator.
This is a great compact nav receiver with built in glideslope receiver.
It is a low cos
And the fact that you can put in pitot and static and use it as a
primary display instead of a portable backup means you can forgo the
airspeed, vertical speed, and altimeter if you want. Now you have
something that saves you a bunch of weight and costs not much more than
the instruments it replac
The GRT mini is very nice also and can be used as a full blown EFIS or
as a portable like the Dynon D2. I am using a GRT Sport and have been
very happy with it.
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Subject: KR> Manifold vacuum
From: Mike Stirewalt via KRnet
List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org
Date: T
Or go the obvious route and get a small low cost EFIS and sell your
vacuum instruments to someone with a certified plane, love for round
gauges, or fear of new technology.
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Subject: Re: KR> Manifold vacuum
From: Gary Hinkle via KRnet
List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.
I certainly would not weld up a hole in a wing attach fitting. There is
no telling what would have in the way of small voids and/or cracks in
the weld, soft or hard and brittle spots from contamination, etc. If it
was welded you would need to remove any plating, use a 4130 welding rod,
put on som
I had an O-290D in my Pacer and had a hard time finding parts when I
needed to do a top overhaul. Pistons were pretty scarce. I did find
what I needed from Gibson. http://www.gibsonaviationok.com/
The O-290D2 is easier to find parts for and for future reference if
anyone is looking at planes wi
Having a CNC router, a Bridgeport milling machine converted to CNC, and
a 40W CNC laser I hardly ever make a part without using one of them
anymore and they are tremendously useful, but I design and build things
as a big part of my living so my tools all pay for themselves. If it
was just for buil
The thought of wood screws holding your ailerons on in 1/4" wood, or
even thicker for that matter, would scare me. When I had my first KR I
had to replace my aileron hinges for some reason I no longer remember
and I did all new screw holes and nut plates. It was fairly easy to add
them to an alre
Good to hear. Let me be the first one to welcome you to Florida. I
look forward to seeing you at lots of flyins.
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Subject: Re: KR> What the heck was that?
From: Mark Jones via KRnet
List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org
Date: Sat, December 12, 2015 11:51 am
To: KRne
Wow, another keeper on the sunsets. When are we going to be able to buy
the Langford cloud and sunset coffee table book?
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Subject: KR> KR2 is back up...
From: Mark Langford via KRnet
List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org
Date: Sun, December 13, 2015 8:57 am
To: KRne
It's not normally the plugs that go bad, it is the mag and at that point
you just lost all four plugs and things get earily silent.
Original Message
Subject: Re: KR> GPASC dual-plug 10mm plugs?
From: david via KRnet
List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org
Date: Wed, December 09, 2015
Don't forget to stop and see me on the way.
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Subject: Re: KR> Welcome to Baker Florida
From: Dan Heath via KRnet
List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org
Date: Fri, November 27, 2015 4:32 am
To: "'KRnet'"
Cc: Dan Heath
Joe,
Plan to be there on one of my very first Cr
I had one built into a Westach quad gauge and really liked it. I used
one of their automotive 2" gauges while they were custom building the
quad for me. I think I still have it somewhere. They will also build
you one in a 2 1/4 aircraft gauge if you ask.
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Subj
Probably would be real efficient at 25,000'. Not exactly practical for
a KR, but certainly has a lot of cool factor.
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Subject: Re: KR> TURBO KR2
From: Chris Prata via KRnet
List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org
Date: Tue, November 03, 2015 11:15 am
To: KRnet
Cc: Chr
Speaking of T88, does anyone know of a good source for the type of
squeeze bottles that they put T-88 in? I always kept my laminating
epoxy in T-88 squeeze bottles since it is easy to dispense what you
need, but my last set of bottles are long gone. I have tried some
grocery store ketchup and mus
I made a bracket out of 4130 steel that went under the head of the
bottom forward wing attach bolts. It bent and had a nut welded to it
and I used a removable eye bolt on the bottom of the wing that screwed
into it.
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Subject: KR> Tie down
From: GaryH via KRn
I know they make bigger lithium batteries, but an ETX680 battery at 4
pounds and over 12AH is all you need in a KR sized plane.
http://earthxmotorsports.com/product-category/experimental-aircraft
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Subject: Re: KR> KRnet Digest, Vol 3, Issue 273
From: Mike Stire
When I was working on my 2S which was to have a Corvair with electronic
ignition and fuel only in the wings and needing a fuel pump I thought of
the backup battery situation and I was considering instead of a big
battery for starting and a small one as a backup using two smallish 7AH
or so batterie
Here are the other Odyssey batteries. If going the lead acid route one
of the slightly smaller and lighter ones would also be a good choice.
http://www.odysseybattery.com/extreme_battery_specs.aspx
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Subject: Re: KR> Battery
From: Flesner via KRnet
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I have a PC680 battery in my Mustang 2 and it is great and small. It is
pretty much the standard RV battery. They make smaller versions also.
They are heavy though (not as heavy as most lead acid, but heavy none
the less).
If I was buying a new battery today I would get a LiFePo4 (Lithium Iron
It is a permanent magnet generator. If I recall correctly it is a John
Deer part.
Original Message
Subject: Re: KR> Electrical System
From: John Martindale via KRnet
List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org
Date: Thu, October 01, 2015 1:43 pm
To: "'KRnet'"
Cc: John Martindale
Hi Sid
On my VW with the Zenith carb that had the choke removed I put in primer
nozzles on only the two back cylinders. I welded small blocks of steel
on the intake tubes and tapped them for the nozzles about an inch from
the heads. It worked great. I would think that only two on the Corvair
would be e
Oh, and this discussion reminds me of a funny story.
I work at a big marine show in New Orleans every year and a lot of the
companies that have booths at the show give away pens, coozies, etc,
with their logo on it. One year Sperry Marine, which is the inventor of
the gyrocompass and they sell ma
I also almost never look at my compass, but keep in mind that when ATC
tells you to turn to a heading they are referring to a magnetic heading,
not course, which is what you are getting from the GPS. Here in FL they
are pretty close, flying in Alaska, not so much.
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The device is a flux gate compass. I would think that the FAA would
want something that does not require power at all. That is kind of the
point of having a magnetic compass. Since it is battery powered you
might be able to get away with it, but I would think carrying an extra
battery and having
I somehow don't think the FAA is going to accept that.
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Subject: KR> Possible replacement for a whiskey compass?
From: Mike T via KRnet
List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org
Date: Mon, September 14, 2015 6:57 am
To: krnet at list.krnet.org
Cc: Mike T
http://www.nort
Wow, that is a great price. Can you give me the dimensions of the
blanks? I am wondering if I can use them on my Mustang.
Original Message
Subject: Re: KR> Glassing Tiger Gear legs
From: Sid Wood via KRnet
Date: Sat, September 12, 2015 12:01 pm
To:
Cc: Sid Wood
I pur
I thought it was because the Scotchply was unidirectional and it was to
prevent the legs from splitting through the bolt holes.
Original Message
Subject: Re: KR> Glassing Tiger Gear legs
From: John Martindale via KRnet
List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org
Date: Sat, September 12, 20
Larry, a bare bones KR with a 2180, no electrical system, and a climb
prop will take off in 350' (with a 120 pound pilot), the same plane with
a 1600 VW will land in 650, and put an O-200 on it and you can cruise
(at 95% power) at 180. So where is the problem?
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And that is almost how they are done on the Mustang 2. Those without
folding wings use a bolt and nut, but when using folding wings you use a
bolt ground to a bullet shaped end instead of threads and just bang it
in the hole. The wing gap seal has a piece on it that keeps them from
being able to
Someone on the Vans Airforce posted this link to a time lapse video of a
microburst. It is an amazing video and really gives you a good idea of
the power they can have. I lost a Piper Clipper several years ago to a
microburst that blew it into a trailer at the airport. The same
microburst also b
Could those of you using the GRT EIS engine monitor contact me off list
at brian at eamanufacturing.com. I am developing a new product and I would
like to get some input from some other EIS users.
Brian Kraut
EA Manufacturing, LLC
Just wanted to make sure that everyone knows about the Tripple Tree
Flyin in SC 9/9 till 9/13. This is a great Flyin that a lot of people
have not heard of. I think they had something like 800 planes show up
there last year. It really is a not to be missed event.
http://www.tripletreeaerodrome.
I used 1/4" for my transfer lines and they worked fine. I think it took
me something like 5 minutes to transfer the whole 5 gallon tank and you
could hear when it was empty. On mine I only used one pump and had it
after the fuel selector. I didn't have a return line. If I transferred
too much f
Keep those Facet pumps low. They don't do good with pulling a prime
uphill which I learned on my aux wing tanks transferring to the header
tank. I originally had my pump mounted on the back side of the header
tank, but I moved it down low on a doubler on the front of the spar when
I had an issue
I have at least one set, possibly two and at least one complete set of
all of the nuts and bolts they use. I will post them here when I have a
chance to dig them out and see exactly what I have.
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Subject: KR> WAFs for sale
From: Adam Tippin via KRnet
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Being a glider pilot I have made several hundred dead stick landings so
I laugh at 27.
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Subject: Re: KR> BRS vs Bean Field
From: Chris Prata via KRnet
List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org
Date: Fri, July 31, 2015 9:29 am
To: KRnet
Cc: Chris Prata
I'm new here so w
LOL. In that case the BRS would not have helped since I was never high
enough to deploy it.
What it really comes down to is that you can be prepared for a hundred
different situations you can get into, but the thing that gets you might
just be the one you did not prepare for. Heck, the thing tha
I use Godaddy and it defaults to HTML unless I remember to click on the
tab for plain text. When I forget to do that the mail comes through
blank. Sometimes I see that I sent a blank email and I resend it
correctly. Sometimes I see it and by that point it is not that
important anymore and I don'
You are going to get a lot of flaming arrows for this post, but I for
one agree with most of what you said.
One for "Not a big weenie"
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Subject: KR> BRS vs Bean Field
From: Mike Stirewalt via KRnet
List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org
Date: Wed, July 29, 2015 3:13 p
Not sure on VW, but according to both Lycoming and Continental below 65%
power you can run as rich or lean as you want without danger of hurting
the engine, just need to pay attention to the CHT and make sure they are
in limits (which running LOP actually lowers the CHT). I have found in
my Mustan
I have a laser engraver. If anyone needs any work done send me an email
to brian at eamanufacturing.com. I use a thin engraving stock that is only
.020" thick. It is reverse engraving meaning instead of the normal
black plastic on the front and a white core it is a clear acrylic front
and a blac
You certainly could find out what the weight of the catalyst is by
volume and then use that, but the amount of catalyst is not that
critical on VE (changes hardening time, not strength that I know of).
Weighing it will also require it going into another container, going on
a scale, and more handli
I used to use one of these dispensers.
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/cmpages/dispenser.php?clickkey=419683
They work good. You can also get a dropper and count the drops.
Be aware that MEKP is extremely dangerous if you get it in your eyes. I
won't even touch a bottle of it anymore wit
Not sure if anyone else has posted this already, but Tommy Waymack's KR
is for sale on Barnstormers. Beautiful looking bird. No price posted.
Here is the link: http://www.barnstormers.com/listing.php?id=806007
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