Pete,
Congratulations and welcome to the family,
As for the oil temp I have mine redlined at 265 deg and I just
don't like to see them above 230 and that only happens on a long climb on
a hot day. Where he is reading the temp may have some bearing on the out
come though.
Joe Horton, Coopersburg, PA.
joe.kr2s.buil...@juno.com
On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 10:09:12 -0500 "Mark Jones" <mjo...@muellersales.com>
writes:
> Congratulations go out to PETE BRAUTIGAM of Wisconsin. He made his
> first flight in his Corvair powered KR-2S (N936PB) this morning at
> 7:15 am. Pete stated the flight went very well and the plane flew
> great. He was in the air for about 25 minutes when he seen his oil
> temps hit 262°F per the EIS. This concerned him so he decided to
> terminate the flight. Pete made one practice approach to land, went
> around and made the landing. Pete stated the wheel landing was
> smooth but the KR did not want to land. Pete said he used all 5000'
> of runway to get the KR stopped. Once he was on the taxiway, he
> realized he forgot to use his flaps. I bet he stops a lot quicker
> next time. Pete's Corvair engine was special built by William Wynne
> as a clockwise rotation engine. Pete would like to know what you
> Corvair guys think about his 262° oil temps? For you KR guys, Pete
> said he is definitely flying his KR to the Gathering. Pete is not on
> the Net, so if you would like to congratulate him his e-mail is
> mailto:ras...@athenet.net
>
> Mark Jones
> Mueller Sales Corp.
> 3725 N. 126th Street
> Brookfield, WI 53005
>
> PH: 262-781-5310
> 800-242-2219
> Fax: 262-781-4130
>
> Mailto:mjo...@muellersales.com
> Web: http://www.muellersales.com
>
>
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