Re: KR> KR Spin restraints

2017-09-24 Thread Hendrik van Rooyen via KRnet
uniga Subject: KR> KR Spin restraints Hennie; I don't believe Mike's comments were that it was either safe or recommended to fly a KR (or any aircraft) *outside* the aft CG limit. Rather, I read his comments to be that the plane flies more comfortably -lighter controls, better re

KR> KR Spin restraints

2017-09-24 Thread Oscar Zuniga via KRnet
Hennie; I don't believe Mike's comments were that it was either safe or recommended to fly a KR (or any aircraft) *outside* the aft CG limit. Rather, I read his comments to be that the plane flies more comfortably -lighter controls, better response- in the aft end of the CG envelope. "Aft CG

Re: KR> KR Spin restraints

2017-09-24 Thread Hendrik van Rooyen via KRnet
1000 hours in the type which says a lot by itself. To this day, I am convinced that no better performance can be had for the cost and labor incurred Henni .org] On Behalf Of Kayak via KRnet Sent: Sunday, 24 September 2017 4:33 AM To: KRnet Cc: Kayak Subject: Re: KR> KR Spin restraints Ma

Re: KR> KR Spin restraints

2017-09-23 Thread Kayak via KRnet
Makes a ballistic or personal chute (or both) look pretty appealing. Personally, my seat back will be my 2" thick emergency chute, if I ever get a KR completed. On Tue, Sep 19, 2017 at 4:49 AM, Hendrik van Rooyen via KRnet wrote: > Hi all, > > Just in South Africa, I personally know of two KR2 s

Re: KR> KR Spin Restraints

2017-09-23 Thread Hendrik van Rooyen via KRnet
September 2017 12:06 AM To: krnet@list.krnet.org Cc: laser...@juno.com Subject: KR> KR Spin Restraints "Never horse around in a KR-2?" Lest some novice take any of these lessons seriously, I can't help but defend those of us in the horse-around camp. When I started reading about sta

Re: KR> KR Spin Restraints

2017-09-23 Thread Hendrik van Rooyen via KRnet
-Original Message- From: KRnet [mailto:krnet-boun...@list.krnet.org] On Behalf Of Mike Stirewalt via KRnet Sent: Saturday, 23 September 2017 12:06 AM To: krnet@list.krnet.org Cc: laser...@juno.com Subject: KR> KR Spin Restraints "Never horse around in a KR-2?" Lest some no

KR> KR Spin Restraints

2017-09-22 Thread Mike Stirewalt via KRnet
"Never horse around in a KR-2?" Lest some novice take any of these lessons seriously, I can't help but defend those of us in the horse-around camp. When I started reading about staying on the ground when there are gusty winds or bad weather I had to wonder if the Russians or AARP was hacking our

Re: KR> KR Spin restraints

2017-09-20 Thread Hendrik van Rooyen via KRnet
September 2017 5:16 PM To: KRnet Cc: Chris Kinnaman Subject: Re: KR> KR Spin restraints Henni, That is an assumption. "Powerplant failure for undetermined reasons" is stated in the NTSB synopsis of Ken Rand's fatal accident. https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx

Re: KR> KR Spin restraints

2017-09-20 Thread Chris Kinnaman via KRnet
---Original Message- From: KRnet [mailto:krnet-boun...@list.krnet.org] On Behalf Of Mike T via KRnet Sent: Wednesday, 20 September 2017 9:43 AM To: KRnet Cc: Mike T Subject: Re: KR> KR Spin restraints What was Ken Rand's "best there is" method for measuring the fuel level? (He

Re: KR> KR Spin restraints

2017-09-20 Thread Hendrik van Rooyen via KRnet
-Original Message- From: KRnet [mailto:krnet-boun...@list.krnet.org] On Behalf Of Mike T via KRnet Sent: Wednesday, 20 September 2017 9:43 AM To: KRnet Cc: Mike T Subject: Re: KR> KR Spin restraints What was Ken Rand's "best there is" method for measuring the fuel level? (He died

Re: KR> KR Spin restraints

2017-09-20 Thread Mike T via KRnet
mething to kill themselves with in the end. May stupidity not also add me to this list. Kind regards, Henni -Original Message- From: KRnet [mailto:krnet-boun...@list.krnet.org] On Behalf Of Hendrik van Rooyen via KRnet Sent: Tuesday, 19 September 2017 3:39 PM To: KRnet Cc: Hendrik van Roo

Re: KR> KR Spin restraints

2017-09-20 Thread Hendrik van Rooyen via KRnet
eate something to kill themselves with in the end. May stupidity not also add me to this list. Kind regards, Henni -Original Message- From: KRnet [mailto:krnet-boun...@list.krnet.org] On Behalf Of Hendrik van Rooyen via KRnet Sent: Tuesday, 19 September 2017 3:39 PM To: KRnet Cc: Hendrik va

Re: KR> KR Spin restraints

2017-09-20 Thread Hendrik van Rooyen via KRnet
Rnet [mailto:krnet-boun...@list.krnet.org] On Behalf Of Hendrik van Rooyen via KRnet Sent: Tuesday, 19 September 2017 3:39 PM To: KRnet Cc: Hendrik van Rooyen Subject: Re: KR> KR Spin restraints Hi again all, Amongst all the photos I have of KR2s, these are the ones that were ei

Re: KR> KR Spin restraints

2017-09-19 Thread Hendrik van Rooyen via KRnet
Hendrik van Rooyen via KRnet Sent: Tuesday, 19 September 2017 12:40 PM To: KRnet Cc: Hendrik van Rooyen Subject: Re: KR> KR Spin restraints Hi again all, I put all the KR2 accident detail in this spread sheet: https://app.box.com/s/dgg2n1j58omur955w6myrg3kx38jeyyp If anyone wants to make it pre

Re: KR> KR Spin restraints

2017-09-19 Thread Hendrik van Rooyen via KRnet
d be interesting to match an incident with a picture. Kind regards, Henni -Original Message- From: KRnet [mailto:krnet-boun...@list.krnet.org] On Behalf Of Hendrik van Rooyen via KRnet Sent: Tuesday, 19 September 2017 11:14 AM To: KRnet Cc: Hendrik van Rooyen Subject: Re: KR> KR Spin restra

Re: KR> KR Spin restraints

2017-09-19 Thread Hendrik van Rooyen via KRnet
Subject: Re: KR> KR Spin restraints Hi all, Just in South Africa, I personally know of two KR2 spin related incidents. In the 1st, the builder put some lead in the spinner to compensate for a too far back aft cg. On the 1st flight with two aboard, the lead came off, took the prop off

Re: KR> KR Spin restraints

2017-09-19 Thread Hendrik van Rooyen via KRnet
krnet-boun...@list.krnet.org] On Behalf Of Hendrik van Rooyen via KRnet Sent: Monday, 18 September 2017 3:40 PM To: KRnet Cc: Hendrik van Rooyen Subject: Re: KR> KR Spin restraints Hi all, Again, only for those interested: I found this link: https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/dblist.php?Ac

Re: KR> KR Spin restraints

2017-09-18 Thread Hendrik van Rooyen via KRnet
...@list.krnet.org] On Behalf Of Hendrik van Rooyen via KRnet Sent: Monday, 18 September 2017 3:40 PM To: KRnet Cc: Hendrik van Rooyen Subject: Re: KR> KR Spin restraints Hi all, Again, only for those interested: I found this link: https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/dblist.php?AcType=KR2 Hopefu

Re: KR> KR Spin restraints

2017-09-18 Thread Hendrik van Rooyen via KRnet
Hendrik van Rooyen via KRnet Sent: Monday, 18 September 2017 1:10 PM To: KRnet Cc: Hendrik van Rooyen Subject: KR> KR Spin restraints Hi all, Only for those interested in this specific topic, you mind find these quite interesting: https://app.box.com/s/2rb5zfgn5t1odck8jsaor1dynsottdsq If

KR> KR Spin restraints

2017-09-18 Thread Hendrik van Rooyen via KRnet
Hi all, Only for those interested in this specific topic, you mind find these quite interesting: https://app.box.com/s/2rb5zfgn5t1odck8jsaor1dynsottdsq If you have more of same (light general aviation aircraft only), please care to share the links with me. Kind regards, Henni, South Africa

KR> KR Spin restraints

2017-09-17 Thread Hendrik van Rooyen via KRnet
Hi all, Interesting: http://www.spingarage.com/blog/2017/4/23/kr2s-neutral-point-prediction-with-a-wireless-string-potentiometer Henni South Africa ___ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST R