KR> [EXTERNAL] Re: KR controls

2014-08-27 Thread Phillip Matheson
I can confirm that I have needed ALL aileron movement. My home strip is an agg strip, 23-05. no x strip. very prone to x winds. Having many trees and buildings, when retuning home from a trip,and found high wind gusty x wind on 23, coming over the trees and in south Wester, I used full aileron co

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2014-08-26 Thread m.ladigo at cox.net
I say, "most definitely". There will be times of quite gusty crosswinds when you may wish you had MORE travel. Flight near stall is a different animal than cruise flight. There is not nearly the air loads on the controls. "Elrod wrote: > > Hi everyone: I saw the videos of how little a KR p

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2014-08-26 Thread Dan Heath
-Original Message- From: KRnet [mailto:krnet-bounces at list.krnet.org] On Behalf Of Elrod, Larry Ann Arbor via KRnet Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2014 12:11 PM To: KRnet Subject: Re: KR> [EXTERNAL] Re: KR controls Hi everyone: I saw the videos of how little a KR pilot moves his cont

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2014-08-26 Thread Elrod, Larry Ann Arbor
Hi everyone: I saw the videos of how little a KR pilot moves his control stick to fly a kr. My question is, do you ever need to use the complete travel length of the control stick? The elevator has a + - 30 degree travel, do you use the complete 30 degree to land the KR? Thank You Larry Elrod

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2008-10-12 Thread Colin Rainey
Pete wrote:" Has anyone tried mounting their control stick on the forward side of the main spar?" If I were installing my own controls, all of them would be pushtube type, save the rudder. The easiest thing to do for the ailerons is to install a bellcrank on the rear of the main spar, to transfer

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2008-10-12 Thread Ron Smith
Colin Rainey wrote:Pete wrote:" Has anyone tried mounting their control stick on the forward side of the main spar?" If I were installing my own controls, all of them would be pushtube type, save the rudder. The easiest thing to do for the ailerons is to install a bellcrank on the rear of

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2008-10-12 Thread Martindale Family
75 (W) mobile: 0403 049990 email:johnja...@optusnet.com.au web: www.members.optusnet.com.au/johnjanet/Martindale.htm - Original Message - From: "Colin Rainey" To: "KRnet" Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 12:27 AM Subject: KR> Controls > Pete wrote:&q

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2008-10-12 Thread mar...@simerson.net
Hi all I am ready to start rigging my rudder. The question I have is to swage or not to swage? I would like to use swage fork ends on the end of my cables but in parenthesis it says "can be swaged on to cable with a special tool."??? the nicopress tools and swage tool don't say nothing about use

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2008-10-12 Thread Brian Kraut
: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On Behalf Of mar...@simerson.net Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 11:22 PM To: KRnet Subject: KR> controls Hi all I am ready to start rigging my rudder. The question I have is to swage or not to swage? I would like to use swage fork ends

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2008-10-12 Thread larry flesner
>Larry I thought the same thing.. then I was reminded that when I fly a >production plane (piper warrior and most others), I always have my right hand on the throttle quadrant and my left hand on wheel anyway!!! So that settled it >for me!! >John Monday +

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2008-10-12 Thread Eric Evezard
Hi Netters--- TELtrailing edge left TER trailing edge right What is the correct deflection of the KR 2 s Rudder ? What is a good deflection for the tailwheel if differential to the rudder ? Thanks Again, Eric Evezard, South Africa.

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2008-10-12 Thread larry flesner
> What is the correct deflection of the KR 2 s Rudder ? > What is a good deflection for the tailwheel if differential to the rudder ? >Eric Evezard, ++ Rudder deflection is 30 degrees each way. ( page 58 and 59 of the plans) My tailwheel ar

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2008-10-12 Thread Gavin Donohoe
Hi all, I'm making my dual control stick assy the same as Mark Langford's from bits and pieces around the workshop, and I have some 1 1/8" T6 alum tube I was thinking of using for the stick. Has anybody any ideas as whether this is going to be too large Diameter to be practical?? by this I m

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2008-10-12 Thread Dan Heath
RE: 1 1/8" T6 alum tube..by this I mean is it going to be too bulky and get in the way all the time? The only things that I can think of is that it will affect is the size that everything else may need to be and the clearance you will have between it and the floor for running your cable or t

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2008-10-12 Thread roger mitchell
you might consider that most handles are bored to 7/8 or 3/4 dia,soif you plan to use a nice grip you may wish you went smaller with the control post - Original Message - From: Gavin Donohoe To: KR builders and pilots Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 3:42 AM Subject: KR

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2008-10-12 Thread Phillip Matheson
Gavin My stick is made of 1" 4130, but your 1 1/8" T6 , and only a foot or so long, should be OK, but I'm not an engineer. Good luck with the project Phillip Matheson mathe...@dodo.com.au Australia VH PKR See our engines and kits at. http://www.vw-engines.com/ http://www.homebuilt-aviation.com/