I've just learned of these within the last year. I have a friend who
owns an LSA version in New Mexico. He sent me a description of the plane
in an email recently:
"The second picture is our airplane called an "Esqual VM-1". It was a kit
from Spain and is now produced in this country as a "Ligh
I perked right up with Marks' mention of his weather link. On this
topic, let me mention the one I use that really makes obsolete ADDS and
the other sites I previously used simply because it incorporates them:
http://www.vansairforce.net/weather.htm
Mike
KSEE
>From my perspective the weather couldn't have been nicer. It was
absolutely gorgeous from Wednesday morning when I left SEE to when I got
home Monday afternoon after overnighting in Pueblo to visit with a
friend. Going back west it took 2½ hours longer to get home than it did
to get from SEE to
I'm glad Steve is okay. He's not the first to lose a KR with crosswinds
at high altitude runways. There was a fellow from Texas coming back from
Oshkosh who wrecked one at St. Johns, AZ (5600 ft.) coming home. His was
on takeoff and I've learned taking off can be more dangerous than landing
at h
I got a container of it at NAPA a long time ago. I assume it would be
cleaner than over the counter stuff with perfumes or whatever. I keep
the container vaccuum-sealed to keep the talc dry since I don't need it
very often. I use it liberally and do partially inflate the tube and
I'm careful a
This showed up on eBay this morning. Very well equipped panel with a
Revmaster 2100. Seller says it needs to be "re-certified" and that he
can't afford a hangar in a part of the country where hangars are about
the cheapest anywhere. Those things don't make sense, however this looks
like a great
> "The 'p' tip on the Prince prop does improve performance and is
quieter."
I used to believe this when I bought a beautiful 52 X 54 from Lonnie a
few years ago. I did get good performance from it but had to take it off
the first time I ran into rain. The leading edges dissolved. I had paid
for
"Lynn" http://www.krnet.org/krs/lhyder/
Somebody needs to buy this plane! It looks like a classic racer and with
the 23 foot wingspan and light weight this one will land slow and fly
high really well. With 115 horsepower and such a slick airframe it must
do close to 200 cruise. A
> Please take me off the list, Thanks,
No way, furtrapper. When you signed up it was for a minimum of two years
and there's no weaseling out of it now. It's clear that building or
buying and flying a KR is what you should be doing instead of some of the
other things you might be doing that aren'
For anyone who appreciates the advantages of flying routinely at 10K and
above, I'm prompted by the current thread on density altitude to report
on my roll-your-own oxygen system I put in the plane the middle of 2010.
The text below the line are excerpts from a post of mine in
anothe
I think their "lifetime guarantee" only applies to the person who had the
job done and then only if you have the receipt.
My jet coat pipes are rusting at the crossover and when I called them
they really didn't want to hear about it. My pipes came with the engine
and they look nice and are hold
> "But you're right, that wouldn't cause a fluctuation on
the mode C unless you fiddled around with them constantly, and even then
it
would be minor, at least on my plane."
Mine too I guess. My occasional jumpy readings are due to a dirty
transponder antenna just as I thought. It's right in th
Reading the excellent treatise on making a pitot-static system raised a
question in my mind. In the article the author refers to the effects of
taking static pressure from the interior of the cockpit. I do that with
my encoder and although my read-outs always closely match my actual
altitude, es
Love my EFS-2 and GP2180. Another of the many advantages of the Ellison
is it's resistance to carb ice formation. You still need to have carb
heat - useful if nothing else for good mixture distribution in cold
temps, but the Ellison (and perhaps Rotec) is less prone - especially if
top mounted.
As a supplement to whatever one uses to cover up the wing joint, I've
used white Scotch 35 2-inch wide tape to seal any gaps and seams. It's
very difficult to find in the 2 inch width - but it's out there. My only
known source is a sailplane business at Warner Springs:
http://www.skysailing.com/
Stef,
Sounds like you just need something to make DCA happy. On KRNET
somewhere there is an in-depth structural analysis done by someone many
years ago that if memory serves should be perfect for your needs. I'm
currently out of town and with a slow internet connection so cannot go
looking (jus
> "I have a KR1 project that I started before I was run over by a drunk
in a very large pickup truck. And as you can imagine the medical went
away as soon as they started writing prescriptions for pain
medication."
Don't need the wheels but am very interested in the pain medication.
Mike :-)
KS
"I have flown a KR2 only once (owned by a guy called "Sparky" in
California-Thank you Sparky- Is he still around ??) and found it very
responsive especially in pitch. I could handle it easily because of my
experience in light helicopters. But it is definitely more sensitive than
your average plane.
Aerovee uses cast cranks if I'm not mistaken. It was learned long ago
not to use cast cranks for VW powered aircraft. If I'm wrong, and
Aerovee has gone to forged cranks somewhere along the line, then
obviously the alloy used in what they bought off the shelf at the sand
buggy shop needs improvem
Another name is non-split flap . . . ?
Drag flap. Dive brake. Uniflap?
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> "If you swap the wheels, would that not reverse the relative location
of the brakes. However, once you put on your wheel pants, you should not
know the difference."
Not until you tap the left brake and head off right into the weeds . . .
:-)
Mike
KSEE
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"Thanks to those who commented on my first flight. . ."
My two cents on this is that I've never been a fan of "high speed taxi
tests" or anything else that can cause trouble on or near the ground.
The ground is not our friend.
Once you've confirmed control integrity and your CG is somewhere w
"Does anyone have any suggestions,. . ."
I bought some small, oval 50W halogens on eBay and mounted them on my
drag flap. I didn't want to tamper with the Diehl skins nor go through
the work of running wires out to the tips but the tips would be the ideal
place. The drag flap location works okay
I don't know why Steve Glover hasn't mentioned it on the net but there's
his KR with the coolest canopy/cockpit setup I've ever seen at a price
that is far less than what any builder will have invested by the time
they get an airframe and engine together. If I didn't have a cool KR
already I'd be
> how about we go down memory lane a bit and get the guys
to dig out some pics of the KR pioneers in the seventies and early
eighties.
Dean . . . I've been surprised to learn that some homebuilders thinking
of what plane to build are getting the idea from others (non-KR owners to
be sure) that the
ACK makes a fine encoder that has held up well. It's only good to 30,750 feet
though. Otherwise it'll work fine and it's only $205 at the first place I
checked just now. It may be available for even less with some shopping.
Remember to keep the antenna clean. It's usually right in the exha
Given that this engine has become such a popular powerplant for experimentals,
I would have thought someone would be building a forged crank for this motor by
now since it is the "heart" of any engine.
Forged cranks ended the crankshaft failures with the VW's so looks like this is
going to be
There's an EFS-2, a Leburg ignition, .044 heads & some other items
currently on eBay from seller "umgibso1".
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> I am looking for a double pole toggle switch that has three switch
positions. Up will be "on" for pole number 1. Down will be "on" for pole
number 2 and the centre position will be "on" for both pole 1 & 2.
I have no idea if such a switch even exists.
Help
Regards
Dene Collett
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currently on Barnstormers. They are not my plans. I screwed up!
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Dan said,
> Good that the heat stays in the exhaust, but
> when you want to pull carb heat or cabin heat, it can be an issue.
H, hasn't been a problem with my pipes. I put cabin heat in last
winter (and love it!). I put a shroud along the pipe that runs back from
the left front cylinder -
I have jet-coated pipes and have some corrosion on one section - the
crossover at the bottom. I called them re their "lifetime guarantee" and
was told to take a hike. I can't recall just how and why they weaseled
out of re-doing the work - probably because I didn't have the original
invoice. Und
Outboard tanks, tips or not, increase the structural ability of the wing
to handle sudden increases in lift. Tip tanks, if canted like the later
310's for instance, are thought to decrease tip drag.
The KR wing is strong enough that carrying fuel in the tips isn't
relevant for strength issues,
Look up Willie van derl Walt on the archives and email him to see what he
has to say about his Jabiru on his plane Shreck. He may have some data
and if not, at least he'll have some valuable things to say about the
installation.
Mike
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> I make a solemn vow that once the Black Bird is flying again, I will do
> NOTHING that will put her on the ground again other than safety issues
that
> are beyond my control.
Ha. :-)
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all. The spamming software sneaks in just to mine the addresses - I'm
not at all clever but I knew this from the beginning (read it in PC
Magazine I suppose)
This one makes me wish I didn't already have a KR. The single-place
cockpit with sliding canopy, canted instrument panel with lots of room
for some nice screens, taildragger config, just calls to be made into a
showpiece once the cockpit is re-done. A KR can't possibly be built with
a Revmaster i
> If anyone wants a password created for them for free that can be used
for pretty much anything, just go to Google and search for "free
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Darnit.
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> To subscribe, e-mail krnet-j...@mylist.net . It's completely FREE,
period.
Krnet may be free but over the years many happy customers have taken
advantage of my password service that costs $5 for each custom password I
provide. Yes, members can make up their own but I have many years of
experie
> and would like to share the expense of a room.
Hardly necessary.
I have found very nice motel rooms near the freeway in Mt. Vernon for
$32/night.Clean as a whistle and free coffee in the morning. Several
to choose from, no reservations necessary.
Mike
KSEE
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> I seem to recall Richard Shirley is running a J3300 in his KR1 without
any problems.
That's said too lightly . . . no problem with it causing any trouble with
being "too much power" or anything like that . . . but he does have to
run at reduced throttle in cruise to keep temps under control.
TruTrak makes great instruments. Nobody seems to be bidding on this one.
Currently at $20. It's a $500 instrument when new.
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Thurman is a long-time-back KR guy. Sorry to see he's hanging it up . . . age
gets us all eventually.
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If you can't find them I'd get on the Yahoo "Propeller Group" and see if
someone locally is willing to do the repair you mentioned earlier.
If that's not viable take a picture or two of it and send them to Ed
Sterba and see if he'll repair it. If it's just tip cracks I'm sure he'd
do it even tho
Is this similar to what you're thinking of doing?
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Somebody may have already posted this and I missed it, but here it is anyway.
A few days ago I noticed Troy Petteway's KR is for sale on Barnstormer's.
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> Aside from the clearance benefit, have any of you made such a change or
know of
the results of a smaller prop with the same pitch?
Yes. Long ago one of my Sterbas was cut down from 54" to 52" and in fact
this was done with the same size engine you reference. The result was
an additional 100
> Am looking for pics and any info available on installing a sliding
canopy on a KR2S.
Steve Glover had (has?) a KR in Florida with a very neato sliding canopy.
Contact him (Nvaero.com) for pictures or aircraft location. Meanwhile,
here's some good pics of a sliding canopy on a CX-4.
http://www
> Carburetors do work just fine, and I wouldn't think you're going to get
much
better fuel economy than the 42 mpg at 160 mph that I'm getting now...
I'm getting 38 mpg with an Ellison and a GP2180 at 150-155. These
numbers are slowly improving as I continue my quest for that "perfect
prop" and
This thread is getting the taxes confused. Mr. Baca was referring to an
annual 1% County Tax that the County of Los Angeles levies on aircraft,
boats, & other "luxury" or utility vehicles. Since this is a recurring
fee it is a good investment to get the valuation down to a realistic
level. The l
In my negotiations with the County Tax people just south of you I took pictures
of my airplane in a disassembled state and included some early articles from
Kitplanes and other magazines which contained the info that the plane has a VW
engine and can be built for $3000 in materials - you can fin
> I've always thought I could save some weight if I replaced mine with
the Dan
Diehl skins ( vacuum bagged) but haven't been able to confirm how much I
could save.
I don't know about weight savings - probably insignificant in the long
run. I can say this about them though, after almost 25 years
Back in the early 80's I had my first KR ramped here at KSEE while doing
some wing tank repair. While working on it one day, someone who had been
driving down the nearby road came running over to ask me all kinds of
questions about the plane. This fellow turned out to be Louie Brochetti,
a boat b
This must have been the crash that involved the Ravin 500, really gorgeous
Comanche look-alike that comes from South Africa. I think it was the only
example of that type here in the U.S.
Really sad, for everybody involved.
Mike
KSEE
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I've been playing with the idea of ANR's for a long time and about a year
ago decided, when it was time to get a new and better set of headphones,
to take a serious look at the Halos. It came to my attention via the
AOPA forum that the Halos were having kind of a double sale. Normal is
$399 and I
"I took several rolls of film that day; I have the paper photos around
here
somewhere. If I recover those, it would be fun to scan and post them for
the
group to see."
That would be a great bit of history. I hope you come across the prints.
If I recall correctly what Paul told me, Roy has been
I flew up to Santa Maria last fall to do a prop balance job and was told
by Paul Lipps that Roy still comes out to the occasional EAA meeting and
other aviation get-togethers in that area. His plane had a new Revmaster
turbo when it was sold three or four years ago. Somebody in Oregon
restored it
> "I was at the Boeing aircraft plant near Seattle on a tour, they said it's
> because white weighs less then color paint . . ."
That just makes sense. It's lighter!
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> i dont know about that as mine is a 1835 and i only get about 2700
static
This could be due to the fact that air is thicker over there. One would
think with all the rain and fog that the air would be less dense, however
it seems to be the other way around. That is why the Vickers Vimy would
f
> Maybe it's time for a little glass in my cockpit...
There's still no bids on the TruTrak ADI below. It's well worth $600 or
a bit more. I'd go as high as $800 for one that's been treated as nicely
as this one appears to have been treated. Actually, I don't think anyone
buys expensive electron
> this is great cruise prop
I know prop numbers don't exactly correspond between differing
manufacturers but it's hard to imagine someone's numbers are so far off
that 48" pitch would be considered a good cruise prop. The Sterba 52 x
52 I just sent back to Ed for refinshing will turn a 2180 at 3
If you are going to steal it, the Falcon will probably be cheaper than
what this fellow on eBay is expecting to get for his TruTrak ADI below,
but an AI is something you want to be able to implicitly trust. I
wouldn't want something that occasionally "does something funny."
I see the auction be
> "But the cleaner you build the plane, the more you will want some additional
> drag to help with the landings. Flaps or a belly board . . ."
. . . make life a lot easier when landing. My belly board is fairly
ineffectual but better something than nothing. I use it every landing.
For a gr
Seems to be lots of postings are coming up missing on the forum lately.
I'm hardly getting anything.
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> "Tail wheel touches and AOT decreases sharply, lift decreases and the wing
> stalls. You drop from a foot or so like a sack of spuds."
Hey . . . that sounds like a normal Langford short field landing :-).
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I've had a lot of distractions from flying the last six months so am just
now, these last three weeks, getting my new Sterba 52 x 56 on and settled
in. I've flown it twice at low altitudes - once for fifteen minutes and
tonight for twenty. I'm getting the prop bolts/new wood used to each
other be
Jim Morehead's tri-gear is capable of full-stall landings I'm pretty
sure, especially easy to do with two people in it since the CG shifts to
the rear. I didn't have enough time with it to actually do a full stall
landing but I was really pleased with the ability to get a high angle of
attack on l
I second or third those who have suggested the SP400. I've got two very
good ICOM handhelds already and have been putting off buying the SP400
since it just seems extravagant. That ILS is a wonderful feature however
and the writing is on the wall . . . just a matter of time and impulse.
Mike
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Steve is probably just very busy organizing after the move - also very
busy building some beautiful custom parts for the KR he's working on for
himself.
He's very much in business with some great things on the horizon.
Mike
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I used to do brakes (Rosenhaun) from the bottom up but dirty oil and
particulates settle to the bottom of the lines - so pumping it right back
up through the system doesn't seem the best way to me - besides I always
made a mess in the cockpit AND at the bottom as a hose comes off from
squeezing too
> it's just not worth trying to eek out the last remaining drops of power
at the expense of reliability and safety.
With everything when we're up in the air, especially with the engine,
leaving lots of margin is a good thing.
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I don't need it since I've got one, but an eBay alert c
This deal may not last more than a day or so, but refurbished iFly700's
are selling just now for $449.
Those who have had a chance to use a variety of portable navigators are
impressed with these units and reports of direct sunlight readability are
surprisingly positive.
Keeping them updated
I was looking forward to it and IMHO it's watchable if you turn off the
sound. The constant stream of blatent aeronautical misinformation,
artificial drama, and one of those announcers so common on TV these days
who can't speak in a normal tone of voice but instead seem to be trying
to breathlessl
I've had TruTrak's ADI with GPS readout for about three years in bad
weather and good and it's been perfect. Even at this late date, if I
wanted to upgrade to an EFIS or add an autopilot, TruTrak would give me
full credit for what I paid for the ADI. Their customer service is
amazing - check Van'
> Been re-reading 'Stick and Rudder' (Langewiesche)
> Artful flying is okay too.
The second one is by Michael Maya Charles, recent (very briefly) editor
(took J. Mac's place for two issues) of Flying. I've admired his writing
since his first story in Flying back in the 80's called "Freight Dog
> When I pressed the right brake peddle to stop the turn the entire
peddle, along with the
master cylinder fell off on the floor.
This is how Sparky lost his original KR. He was flaring here at SEE, got
caught with a gust/whirlwind and when he stomped on the rudder while
recovering it broke leav
If you can make a composite tank so it comes out easily I guess it would
be as good as aluminum. The key issue is being able to take it out to
get to things below it like brakes, behind the panel area, behind the
firewall area, etc. Getting upside down head first in a KR is damn near
impossible a
I was faced with the same dilemma, where to put them? Anywhere in the
leading edge of the wings would be ideal but I didn't want to cut into
the very nice Diehl wings. I thought of the wheel pants and I thought of
fairing them in right where the gear legs meet the fuselage, but I ended
up putting
> Running an engine to rich does not burn valves.
Well, without putting too much of a point on it, you're quite wrong.
Running rich not only creates deposits that get lodged between the valve
faces and seats and allow the combustion gasses to blow through and burn
the metal, but these deposits
> I still think a cylinder head recondition and 2 exhaust valves at 250
hours for only $200 is pretty good.
As far as cost goes, that is pretty good. I guess. Did you have it all
apart and just replace the two burned valves?
Burning exhaust valves at 250 hours . . . or at any number of hours .
My hinges have about 1200 hours on them and 23 years and seem like new -
no looseness, no creaking, and I don't even lubricate them. I suppose I
should . . .
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> ( Isn't that a sign that you have been running a bit lean? )
No.
It's a sign that the valves haven't been adjusted frequently and/or as
necessary.
Lean is good. As long as you are at 75% power or below there's nothing
you can do with the mixture control that can harm your engine, except
ru
My first KR had 12.5 gallon tanks per side plus a 12 gallon header. With
the Revmaster and Maloof CS prop I had 1200 SM range with reserves. I
remember filling all the tanks and taking off without problem - with just
me in it. It was the "standard" KR and was really only suitable for one
person
Dan said,
>"the first thing I would do, would be to get rid of that retract gear,
and the next thing would be to put in dual sticks."
And then once you'd done that, you'd decide to put in a different engine
or wings with the new airfoil. Face it Dan, you'd rather take these
things apart and put
Mark just finished posting the rules and every respondee to Steve
Glover's long post refused to delete it in their posting. What's wrong
with you?
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I feel like sticking up for the retractable gear. My first KR had them
and they worked beautifully. The covers that covered the wheels when
retracted acted as speed brakes with the gear extended. I don't know if
these wheelcovers/drag brakes were part of the original design, but I
think so. I s
Well I'm feeling pretty dumb for not doing a little more looking before
asking for help. I went down to my closest VW place and they have all
sizes of exactly what I'm looking for.
I get my KR posts in digest form so will not read any responses until
this evening, but thanks in advance to any w
I just found scat tubing at Wicks and even the Y fitting I'm looking for.
I don't really need aviation grade ducting however - this aluminum stuff
I've got that looks like dryer duct works fine and I'm thinking if I just
knew where I can get it locally (in diameters of 2" and 1½") it will not
only
I've got some 2" and even some 1" flexible aluminum tubing used as blast
tubes on my engine. Also for carb heat ducting. It's like the dryer
ducting that comes from Home Depot except HD and Lowes only have it in
large diameters.
I'm installing cabin heat and need some of this stuff with a diam
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ie says he installed new and improved leading edge protection but I'm
just going to go back to my Sterba until I get a new prop of custom
design and urethane leading edges.
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I am reminded that Jim took his idea from Tony Bingelis. Pictures at the
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I've always assumed cruise speed meant, for a normally aspirated engine,
full throttle at 7-8 thousand feet.
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My belly board has holes. It came that way. A long time ago I was
wondering if it would be more effective if I filled in the holes and so
did some research regarding why WWII d
> Mine cruises at 178 mph with full fuel.
I was just looking at a "Cleanex" with the 3100 Corvair (120 HP in his
specs) and it would appear your plane does significantly better with this
engine than the Sonex does.
http://www.cleanex.cmsdreams.com/ss1.pdf
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> It ain't cheap, however.
It also has some other, more serious drawbacks according to many postings
I've read over the last few years on the AOPA "Flight Bag" forum.
Slowness has been a very major complaint - bloated code. Other
complaints have to do with lock-ups and inexplicable behavior (bug
I concur with checking your temp gauge. Many bad and expensive decisions
have been made using incorrect oil temperature gauges/probes. Better
that it's reading high than low however.
I fight oil temps every summer with my GP2180. I've also got the Jet
Coat pipes and a standard VW oil cooler. I
The link work when I tested it but doesn't when posted to the net. I've
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It took some searching but I finally found a picture of Lance's KR. It
is obvious from the great attention to aerodynamic detail that this was
designed by someone to whom speed was all important. It appears to be
going 200 Knots just sitting still.
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