Back in ?81 when I started my KR2 I thought $3.50 per lineal foot of aircraft
grade Sitka Spruce was a little high so I went to the one and only lumber yard
here in John Day and bought a clear edge grain board of Douglas-fir to see if I
could make aircraft material. Sawed out 5/8? width stringer
Should have given full history: first heads with a factory built HAPI 1835 cc
engine, valve guides were too tight, had to ream them. Messed up the plug
threads; reamed them out and installed 14 mm inserts. Did this on the following
heads too: rebuilt heads from a quality VW supplier: big mistake
I will have to check my maintenance book but probably had about 300 hours on
the engine since doing last valve job. Installed new TRW exhaust valves when
ever I pulled the heads. If I do a rebuild I will use the Manley SS exhaust
valves; shied away in the past thinking that they would be softe
July 25th at about 8 am flight from John Day to Prineville, OR for an airport
day breakfast, midway across Waterman Flat at 7,500? I heard a loud bang and
moderate vibration from my VW 2180 cc engine. I had just passed a ranch
airstrip so at a reduced throttle setting did a 180 and headed back,
Question: has anyone tried balancing a KR to see if it is correct?
Before my first flight of my mostly stock KR2 on September 28, 1984. I built a
small wood cradle that supported the fuselage at the outer fuselage edges, tied
it for and aft so it could not slip, and placed a large dowel cross w
Use brass screws/bolts/nuts and fabricate equipment boxes out of aluminum. Not
too much in the way of steel stuff near the panel in the KRs. Cheers.
tommy w
I recall a visit by two young lawyers from the Eugene, OR area flew in a C172
to look at my project spring of 1982??? If the pictures you have show my KR
basically done minus any paint then that was him. Both were determined to
build one, even tried to buy mine. Recalled that as we dr
First flight on my KR-2 was in 1984, built pretty much to plans including the
original gear. Did not trust the mouse trap spring down lock latch. Norm Taylor
of HAPPY ENGINES came up with the solution. a pin lock quadrant gear lock
system. Over the years I had to make other improvements: 1/4 in
Was half way through construction (1981-4) when I started my flight training
(Piper Warrior II, ex-Navy WW-II Carrier Corsair pilot/instructor). Had 9.2
hours on my ticket when I made the first flight in my KR2, had a lot of RC
flying so I understood the basics. Go for it.
Flying; a few flights to log in on my 31st year on my KR2 N39426. Yesterday?s
flight was around the John Day valley. I saw 178mph on the GPS; not level
flight but shallow power on dissent over a friend?s place (I keep at least
1000? between me and the ground). About 140mph is my cruise at less
September 28, 1984 to September 28; 2014, thirty years of flying my KR2 N39426.
Seems like just yesterday, with 5.9 hours logged as a ?private pilot?, I was a
mite nervous as I took her off for her maiden flight. A lot of water has
spilled over the dam so to speak since that day, 1491.2 hours
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