Re: KR> Canopy Latch

2017-09-23 Thread svd via KRnet
Hi Mike, I started out in ultralights 40 years ago. I quite like them - their capabilities are often a lot more fun than just boring a hole through the sky for hours. Additionally, 2-cycle engines have become pretty reliable. Re: concerns about KR flight safety: > KR's fly just fine with aft

KR> Canopy latch

2011-01-01 Thread Craig Williams
Glenn I LIKE IT! Hey that gives me an idea... By the way, were you teaching at Keesler in '84? We may have crossed paths. Drop me a line. I may know some of your old pals... Craig www.kr2seafury.com --- On Sat, 1/1/11, Glenn Martin wrote: > From: Glenn Martin > Subject:

KR> Canopy latch

2011-01-01 Thread Glenn Martin
Lee Van Dyke wrote: > I chose a simple latch from A/S clamp type, and a simple mailbox lock > from homedepot to lock from outside > > I want something that can be opened from the outside if I'm trapped or disabled. A simple latch wont do. -- Glenn Martin (N5PQ) Martek Mississippi Electronic

KR> Canopy latch

2011-01-01 Thread Lee Van Dyke
; handle or push button style of lock. Maybe a Mazda Miata? Any > suggestions gladly welcomed. > Thanks for the great idea!!! > Pete Klapp, building KR-2S, N729PK, > Canton, Ohio > >> Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2010 00:25:03 -0600 >> From: rep...@martekmississippi.com >> To

KR> Canopy latch

2011-01-01 Thread Glenn Martin
I scribbled some quick drawings on the canopy and turtledeck to illustrate my canopy latch idea using auto trunk latches. It is published on my website if anyone is interested. N1333A.Webs.Com Best if viewed in Full Screen Slideshow. -- Glenn Martin KR2 N1333A "Guardian Angel" Biloxi, MS, 395

KR> Canopy latch

2011-01-01 Thread Glenn Martin
Pete Klapp wrote: > I'm thinking a latch from a small import as they tend to use a lockable > handle or push button style of lock. Maybe a Mazda Miata? Any suggestions > gladly welcomed. > Thanks for the great idea!!! > > I haven't gone to the junkyard yet, but i was thinking along the smal

KR> Canopy latch

2011-01-01 Thread Pete Klapp
ekmississippi.com > To: kr...@mylist.net > Subject: KR> Canopy latch > > I just had one of those "AHA!" moments. I want a canopy latch which I > can open from the inside or outside, is solid and can be locked. Simple > solution: Junkyard trip for a suitable automo

KR> Canopy latch

2010-12-30 Thread Glenn Martin
I just had one of those "AHA!" moments. I want a canopy latch which I can open from the inside or outside, is solid and can be locked. Simple solution: Junkyard trip for a suitable automobile trunk latch mechanism. -- Glenn Martin KR2 N1333A "Guardian Sngel" N1333A.Webs.Com Biloxi, MS, 39532 re

KR> Canopy Latch

2008-10-12 Thread Steve Bray
Can someone tell me which way the latch RR sells should be installed, with the latch on the canopy or the wood ? Thanks, Steve Bray _ Need a break? Find your escape route with Live Search Maps. http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?ss

KR> Canopy Latch

2008-10-12 Thread Steve Bray
Sorry..should have given you a little more info. Bought a 95% project (yea) that has a side opening canopy with the hooks installed and glassed in the canopy but no latch's. I bought the latch's from RR and when installed the cam over hits the wood and makes it hard to latch as in it takes both

KR> Canopy Latch

2008-10-12 Thread Dan Heath
is a time for building and a time for FLYING and the time for Flying has begun. Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC ---Original Message--- From: Steve Bray List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: 05/05/07 08:15:05 To: kr...@mylist.net Subject: KR> Canopy Latch Can someone tell me which way

KR> Canopy Latch

2008-10-12 Thread Steve Bray
>From: Steve Bray >Date: 05/05/07 08:15:05 >To: kr...@mylist.net >Subject: KR> Canopy Latch > >Can someone tell me which way the latch RR sells should be installed, with >the latch on the canopy or the wood ? >Thanks, > Steve Bray > >___

KR> Canopy Latch Lock Mechanism

2008-10-12 Thread Dan Heath
All the discussion a while ago, about canopy latches and locking mechanisms, caused me to start thinking about the safety of our latch. I became concerned that it could vibrate open while in flight. I know Murphy all too well. This is what I came up with, and the best part is that it works. Anothe

KR> Canopy Latch Lock Mechanism

2008-10-12 Thread Stowers
I get an error when I try to load this page Jerry Stowers Duncan, Ok. www.angelfire.com/ok5/kr2s flynredn...@hotmail.com - Original Message - From: "Dan Heath" To: Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 9:07 PM Subject: KR> Canopy Latch Lock Mechanism > All the discussion a

KR> Canopy Latch Lock Mechanism

2008-10-12 Thread Dan Heath
Message--- From: KRnet List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: 04/21/04 22:07:49 To: kr...@mylist.net Subject: KR> Canopy Latch Lock Mechanism All the discussion a while ago, about canopy latches and locking mechanisms, caused me to start thinking about the safety of our latch. I became concer