I found the plans neglectful (among other things) in that they did not
specify any drain holes. I have an 1/4" hole in front of every cross piece
in the bottom of the boat - that will keep you fuselage dry under any
condition - I used seaplane grommets to cover the holes on the outside -
this w
I have the NACA vents in the side of the cockpit wall - the work OK it the
temps are not higher than the 80's - I added leading edge vents that are
plumbed to eye ball vents - they work great, but I also added a exhaust
outlet in the back of the fuselage at the same time to create a "thru"
flo
For all the time, money, weight and complexity to fit venturi's, vacuum
pumps etc. (not to mention endless posts!) Don't you think it would be less
of all to step into the 21st century and take advantage of one of the many
EFIS's now on the market?
All in all they are more reliable, offer better
Not wanting to "Me To" but even though my DAR was "Local" and holds what I
believe is an "unlimited inspection authority" he could not issue the
repairman's certificate and I had to schedule an appointment and make a
special visit with the FSDO. They then reviewed my application, browsed my
con
Dave wrote: "Now, if it was a glider or only had the header tank, yes Blue
would be good."
You neglecting the fact that every Vari and Long Eze ever built has blue
foam wings that are adjacent to the tanks built in the strakes without any
catastrophic effects that I know about. If I had it to do
I have them on my KR-2 and here's what I got
Before the VG's we were getting @ 49.3 kts CAS early in the test flight
program at a weight of @ 975 lbs. We re-tested with the VG's and were able
to demonstrate a 44.7 kt stall at 1000 lbs. and 44.1 kt at 1130 lbs. So we
got an 5 kt improvement or a
Rob Priddy wrote: "Which woods/foams/glass are the lightest variants that
could still be structurally sufficient? Those are the things I'm looking
for. Techniques that lighten it, not money spent that lightens it."
Well the yuckings aside - I don't think anyone has such a list - the best
way to
Glenn wrote: "Did anybody else get that "Dear in the Headlights" feeling
their first time up?"
Of course - If you didn't feel that way - you would not need the training -
relax enjoy the experience and the learning!
Glenn wrote: "How do you make the call correctly with my tail number?"
The pro
Mark - do you have an update on your cam failure, haven't seen anything
since early November.
Inquiring minds want to know! :-)
Rick Human
N202RH
Houston, Texas
Ron Wanttaja of FlyBaby fame and an contributor to Kitplanes and Sport
Aviation has an interesting comparison of cockpit dimensions on his website
http://www.wanttaja.com/avlinks/cockpit.htm could be insightful for some
that are concerned about the cockpit size of the KR.
Rick Human
N202RH
Houst
Jeff - if the exhaust isn't spoken for - I could be interested. Probably be
better than the Champ exhaust I'm running now.
Rick Human
N202RH
Houston, Texas
- Original Message -
From:
To:
Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 8:27 PM
Subject: Re: KR> exhausting progress?
I slapped together
Boy a personal property tax rate of 17% seems extreme.
Rick Human
N202RH
Houston, Texas
- Original Message -
From:
To:
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:02 AM
Subject: KR> Aircraft Value Question?
The appraiser has it valued at $15000 and wants me to pay $2500 a year in
taxes!
Josh
Jeff - have you ever determined your service ceiling?
Rick Human
N202RH
Houston, Texas
- Original Message -
From: "Jeff Scott"
To:
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 2:37 PM
Subject: Re: KR> longer wings.
>For sure the shorter wings are a winner down low, but if you ever want to
George Bearden wrote :
>Oh, no! Its real. I was there and saw it happen, just like that. I didn't
wanna say anything to youse guys cuz you wouldn't believe me.<
We would like to but, Where and When did this happen?
The root of the wing at the fuselage sure looks like model construction than
a f
OK I asked the following:
> Has anyone had any operational problems with their Ray-Allen (MAC)
> elevator trim? Now the elevator trim is acting up - works fine on the
> ground including run up, but refuses to work in the air. Any body have any
> suggestions?
Just so you will know if you exp
Has anyone had any operational problems with their Ray-Allen (MAC) elevator
trim? Seems like with just at 100 hours things are starting to give up the
ghost on N202RH. First to go was the pressure switch on my Hobbs meter. Now
the elevator trim is acting up - works fine on the ground including r
Has anyone had any operational problems with their Ray-Allen (MAC) elevator
trim? Seems like with just at 100 hours things are starting to give up the
ghost on N202RH. First to go was the pressure switch on my Hobbs meter. Now the
elevator trim is acting up - works fine on the ground including r
Joe - found two that may help
http://www.eaa.org/benefits/sportaviation/S407-PropDesign.xls this one is on
EAA's website and is a spreadsheet used in an article written by Neal
Whitford back in '04
http://www.users.bigpond.com/kr2/Doco/Prop_Pitch_Calulation.xls this one is
on Barry Kruyssen's webs
Take a look at:
http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/katkinson/ while not plans may give you
some ideas - also look at
http://www.kcdawnpatrol.org/trailers.htm while not covered - more ideas and
maybe a basis for a covered one.
Good Luck
Rick Human
Houston, Texas
- Original Message -
From: "b
I've been advised before, that one rule of thumb, is for ever inch in dia or
pitch increase/decrease will yield 100 rpm. So being that your starting with
52 in the only adjustment would seem to be pitch. 10x100 = 1000 so that
would yield a 38 inch pitch. If your looking at static rpm the 10 inch
re
Below are clips form the EAA website on Sport Pilots
http://www.sportpilot.org/learn/lsa/likely_lsa.html
"Experimental light-sport aircraft
Experimental light-sport aircraft (E-LSA) may be flown by sport pilots.
E-LSA kits that do not conform to amateur-built certification requirements
and will be
My answer would be "maybe" - I would not attempt it with out getting it as
warm as possible - I think I would do that by laying an electric blanket
over it and getting it good and warm ( as in the high setting for several
hours) then I would use something to spread the clamping forces across the
fu
Any aircraft that meets the criteria of the Light Sport Aircraft
regulations (weight, speeds, number of seats, etc.) can be operated under
those regulations - there is no need to for an E-LSA certification! This
applies to normal certified aircraft and those certified as Experimental
Amateur Built
Uh - maybe I'm dense or just uneducated but what are "Backer Boots"?
Rick Human
Houston, Texas
- Original Message -
From: "Dan Heath"
To:
Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 4:07 PM
Subject: KR> Backer Boots
> I just finished glassing the inside of my Backer Boots. >
> > Those of you who have
I'm sure you already know, but it's a 36" long ruler usually marked in 1/8
inch increments. The "yardstick" I have is 36 inches long, 1-1/8 inches wide
and 1/8 inch thick. Use to be "give-aways" at hardware and furniture stores
but are becoming very hard to find.
Rick Human
Houston, Texas
- O
I found this on the web - and found it to be true - I have experience
delivery times as long a 3 weeks in the past. - The scam may be the Post
Office and "Priority Mail"
"Postal Service Priority Mail: The Postal Service advertises 2-3 business
days for delivery and they deliver Monday through Satu
You might want to check out Grove
http://www.groveaircraft.com/wbproducts.html , Tracey O'Brien
http://www.tracyobrien.com/showcat.asp?id=9 or Great Plains. Great Plans
offers a hydraulic option for the Azusa wheels
http://www.greatplainsas.com/sch brakes.html, which is what you may already
have.
Netters - this is going to be rather long and will contain content regarding
the KR2 as LSA compliant - so be warned and delete now if you desire.
I feverently hope that we don't start an endless discussion but rather my
objective is to add some datapoints that some of you may find interesting.
Ed - I don't see a grey area at all - during the AB-experimental
certification process there are no requirements to list speeds of any kind.
The FAA or DAR never asked for that information. You know the Sonex lists
higher speeds than 138 but still contends than when equipped with the 4 cyl
Jab. or
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