KR> "First" Flight Report

[Al Hawkins]

Congratulations John.

My stock kr2 had to have the electric trim re-rigged to give me more 
nose down.
I don't think the trim tab is ever above the elevator only below it.
I am using a mac servo in the elevator to adjust the tab.

Al Hawkins
C-GDPU
Port Coquitlam BC.

On 11/7/2014 19:35, John Bouyea via KRnet wrote:
> Well, it finally came together for me. N5391M made its second flight this
> afternoon. I'm not counting the "other" first flight a few years ago because
> the landing wasn't so good. Anyway after 2 PIO excursions on takeoff, I had
> a pretty nice .9 hour ride from my 2000' grass strip OR81 to MMV, site of
> the 2015 KR Gathering. I had to do a go-around on my first approach but the
> second approach was reasonable and lead to a safe landing. I tucked it into
> a hanger and caught a ride home with Jerry Van Grunsven in his RV8A, 1 of my
> 2 chase planes. I now really understand Flesner's YeeHaws! I belted out 2 of
> those and it sure added to the fun.
>
>   
>
> Right now I want to digest a few things more fully before I post what I've
> learned. Until then, I want to express my deep gratitude to everyone on the
> list and especially, Mark Langford, Dan Heath and Oscar Zuniga  for their
> ongoing support for my efforts.
>
>   
>
> John Bouyea
>
> N5391M/ KR2
>
> OR81/ Hillsboro, OR
>
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KR> Electric Trim

[Al Hawkins]

I tried to use a r/c servo with a test controller, and it worked fine 
until the transponder transmitted, then it went to full deflection.

If  you use a r/c landing gear servo, it does not use a pulse modulation 
to control it, it might work.

I went with a Ray allen servo, which works just fine.

Al Hawkins
Port Coquitlam, B.C.
On 4/7/2010 12:42 AM, Peter Drake wrote:
> Dave
>
> I have used a heavy duty model airplane radio control servo with a servo
> tester circuit as a controller. It hasn't flown yet so I don't know whether
> the servo is powerful enough.
> I tried the wing mirror servo method with a servo off a Jeep Cherokee, but I
> couldn't get it to operate fast enough.
>
> Peter
> Hereford UK
>
> - Original Message -
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> To:<kr...@mylist.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 10:32 PM
> Subject: KR>  Electric Trim
>
>
> I haven't seen anything on here about electric trim, and I know lots of
>
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KR> Intake Manifold on Black Bird

[Al Hawkins]

You can find the castings on this page at great planes.

http://www.greatplainsas.com/scintakes.html

Look For

*Build Your Own Intake Manifold System.

*Al Hawkins
Port Coquitlam
B.C.

*
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KR> Off topic Friday (but still airplanes)

[Al Hawkins]

A friend of mine is building one.
He is installing a jabiru engine, as he wants dependability over the 
mountains here in B.C.

Al Hawkins
Port Coquitlam, B.C., Canada

Fred Johnson wrote:
> Has anyone ever seen the British homebuilt "The Chilton"?
>
> I ran across it awhile back on the internet and realized that at 40HP it had
> quite impressive performance for it's day. It was designed just prior to the
> war, and used a Ford engine.
>
>
>
>
> Fred Johnson
> Reno, NV
>
>
>
>
>
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KR> VW Question

[Al Hawkins]

Per Steve Bennett's manual.

Only use 30W or 10w30 in a vw.
The VW oil control springs rely on 30W oil to open the passage to the 
oil cooler when the oil is at the correct temp.
By using 20w50 the viscosity is thicker which causes the oil control 
spring not letting oil thru the cooler until a higher temp is reached.

Al Hawkins
Port Coquitlam BC
Canada


Dan Heath wrote:
> I have searched Steve Bennett's site looking for the recommended oil Vis,
> and cannot find it.  He has moved stuff around, I am sure it is still there,
> but cannot find it.
>
>  
>
> Can you tell me what it is, for the 2180 after breakin?
>
>  
>
> Thank you.
>
>  
>
> Daniel R. Heath
>
> da...@windstream.net
>
> See N64KR at  <http://krbuilder.org/> http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on
> the pics 
>
>  
>
>  
>
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KR> Valdosta crash

[Al Hawkins]

Here is a link on FAA preliminary findings.


http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=ed7f68fc-adad-48fe-817c-8e6942183dd0

Al Hawkins
KR2
Port Coquitlam, B.C.
Canada

laser...@juno.com wrote:
> Does anyone know any details about the Valdosta crash?  
>
> All I've read here is that he had an electrical problem and hit a tree
> trying to get it on the ground.  
>
> If anyone knows any more than that about the crash I for one would be
> interested.  
>
> Did gas have anything to do with him having to get it on the ground?
>
> Mike
> 
> Click here to find the perfect banking opportunity!
> http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/BLSrjpTMLulBDdpBJBOD66YA79SsOeEWCHC3UGA7Jmq3kYtBNqUGSmKCBn6/
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KR> Tiny Tach

[Al Hawkins]

Hi Eric

Steve Bennet, does sell instruments, including the tiny tach.

http://www.greatplainsas.com/scuma.html

It is near the bottom of the page

Al Hawkins
KR2  C-GDPU
Port Coquitlam, B.C.

Eric Evezard wrote:
> Hi Willie,
> The Tiny Tach tacheometer has worked very well for me.It also records 
> hours.The end of a lead is simply wrapped around the nearest plug wire for 
> about four turns.Some have had poor results but remember when ordering to 
> state whether two stroke.four stroke.two,four or six cylinders.In South 
> Africa try the weightshift microlight guys for supply.I have tried to order 
> other stuff from Aircraft Spruce but was referred to PLACO S .A, their 
> representative in SA. Sadly PLACO cant be bothered to answer my orders.My son 
> in Australia used a Tinytach in his weightshift for many years,with good 
> results.I wish Steve Bennet at Great Plains,stocked instruments .He gives 
> instant ,prompt service and expertise.The whole world needs this.
> Best Regards,
> Eric,
> S.Africa
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KR> Engine Rebuild

[Al Hawkins]

Hi Dan

According to Great Plains assembly manual revised June 2003 on page 32, 
take of .005" to the thick washer,or add an additional thin washer,  if 
the hole does not line up.
Also the torque value is  60 to 70 ft-lbs.

Al Hawkins

Dan Heath wrote:
> Well, I have now finished the re-build of my VW.  It is now a 2276 running
> 8.5 to 1 compression.  I hope to finish the installation today or tomorrow.
> I did run into a little issue right at the end that some of you VW people
> may have had to deal with and can shed some light on what needs to be done
> about it.  
>
> After I torqued the prop hub bolt to 80# as stated in the GPASC manual for
> the force one hub, the holes in the bolt head did not line up with the holes
> in the hub, for the cotter key.  I checked the manual and it says to "sand"
> the washer down a little to get it to torque to the right place.  OK, so,
> having access to a milling machine and knowing that sanding on a piece of
> metal that hard, would only end up in bloody fingers, I took 2/1000 off the
> washer and torqued it again, only to have gained a very little.  I needed to
> get it turned around, one full "flat" on the bolt head, to get to where the
> hole is.  So I did a rough calculation and figured that I would have to end
> up taking 9.8/1000 off the washer to get it to where it needed to be, and
> then if I screwed up and took off too much, then it would be another, almost
> 10/1000 to get it to the next flat, which would not have a hole in it
> anyway.
>
>  
>
> The point of all this rambling, is to say that this seems to be an
> impossible task, which is why no one puts a cotter pin in a nut that has to
> be torqued.  Either you need to back off the 80#, which would leave you with
> a sloppy fit, or torque way more than 80# which would most likely break the
> hub and still not get you there.  Not being able to come up with an answer,
> I just put on  some Locktite, and torqued it back to 80#.
>
>  
>
> What have you other VW people, and I know you are still out there, done when
> faced with this problem.  I can't believe that no one has seen the problem,
> because the chances of its being right on, are very slim.  
>
>  
>
> My understanding of the purpose of this cotter pin, is to keep the bolt from
> backing out, so  why then, was it not made with reverse thread.  That is
> what I was instructed to do on my first VW engine, which was not a "force
> one" hub, and it worked just fine.
>
>  
>
> Daniel R. Heath
>
> da...@windstream.net
>
> See N64KR at  <http://krbuilder.org/> http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on
> the pics 
>
>  
>
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KR> First flight

[Al Hawkins]

Congratulations Josh!

Al Hawkins
Port Coquitlam, B.C.
Canada

jcho...@ksu.edu wrote:
> I made my first flight in my KR today, and it went better than I ever
> could have expected! I made two seperate flights of 30 minutes each. It
> flew and landed great. I haven't pushed it yet, and it doesn't have
> wheel pants or a spinner on, but I had a groundspeed of 153 mph without
> a tailwind and flying straight and level. I can't wait to make my next
> flight! Thanks for the help and knowledge that I have gained from the
> list.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Josh Choitz
> New KR pilot
>
>
>
>
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KR> Test running Revmaster 2100D with POSA

[Al Hawkins]

Hi Bob

I have been running a super posa for 2 years with no problems, I have flown
from sea level to 1 feet, and still had mixture adjustment left.
Here are a couple of links on setting it up.

http://www.greatplainsas.com/iposa.html
http://users.lmi.net/~ryoung/Sonerai/Fix_Your_Posa_Carb.html

Al Hawkins
KR2 C-GDPU
Port Coquitlam, B.C.
Canada

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Sent: February 19, 2007 4:38 PM
To: KRNET.ORG
Subject: KR> Test running Revmaster 2100D with POSA


I'm working on a KR2 project that was started in the mid-eighties. It has a
Revmaster 2100D engine. Before mounting on the aircraft, I'd like to
test-run it. The POSA seems to flood out the engine after start-up. I can't
figure out how best to set the POSA controls. Any suggestions on engine
test-running would be appreciated. Thanks, Bob Sallee


Bob & Sherrill Sallee
bobsal...@sbcglobal.net 
620-285-3228 
PO Box 324 
Larned, KS 67550
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KR> room

[Al Hawkins]

Hi James

I am 6'2" and fit in my KR2, as I cut the panel higher at my legs.
However my legs are only 32" long, so my main problem is headroom.

Al Hawkins
KR2 C-GDPU
Port Coquitlam, B.C.
Canada
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Behalf
Of James Babcock
Sent: December 27, 2006 3:23 PM
To: kr...@mylist.net
Subject: RE: KR> room


I'm your height and weight and have flown a standard KR-2 (original =
plans)=20
for 15yr.  I wish I had built a KR2S, but at the time I built my KR, the =
S=20
plans weren't published.  (In the newsletters, I'd read about guys =
building=20
stretch versions, but was unwilling to deviate from the plans) To answer
your question based on my experience, sure your knees can clear=20
the panel, but after about 45 min in flight, you'll be wishing for about =
4=20
more inches of leg room so you can stretch your legs out completely.  A=20
custom seat cushion can help some to increase your comfort.
My $0.02, your results may vary.  James Babcock N127JB



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hi there, I am 6' and 155lbs ..yes I am skinny,.. how much room is there =
in=20
a kr2 ??? can my knees clear the panel ? thanks GUS



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KR> discouraging

[Al Hawkins]

Hi Ken

I was a low time pilot 100 Hours total over 24 years, 12 hours were in a
Citabria.
I ground looped mine a few times before getting the hang of it, mostly =
due
to my main gear not in the correct alignment.
I also had a off runway excursion when I tried to 3 point the plane, a
crosswind gust got me.
The best advice I received was to fly the plane in stocking feet until I =
got
the feel of the rudder pedals, I never had a problem with the plane =
being
pitch sensitive.
I now tail wheel the airplane every time and have had no problems =
landing it
now, 75 hours in the KR.

Al Hawkins
KR2 C-GDPU
Port Coquitlam, B.C.
Canada
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Of Kenhenderson
Sent: December 10, 2006 12:09 PM
To: KRnet
Subject: RE: KR> discouraging


I was happy to see the question asked concerning the amount of tail =
dragger
time needed to fly the KR-2 safely. I am currently building my KR-2 and
learning to fly also. I am close to my checkride and upon passing and
receiving my license I intend to start building TD time with the head
instructor at the HAFB Aero Club in his personal plane. A good friend of
mine (the guy that sold me one of my KR-2 kits) recently had the =
opportunity
to fly a KR-2 and told me that in his opinion I should get several =
hundred
hours flying time in conventional geared airplanes before attempting to =
fly
my KR-2. Now my friend started flying in his teens and has been at it =
for
over 40 years so I value his opinion and I know he is not trying to =
"scare
me off" my course. This is my request- Would those of you out there who =
are
flying or have flown the KR-2 series of aircraft tell those of us who =
are
aspiring to be KR-2 pilots how much TD time you had logged before your =
first
KR-2 flight? Realizing that all pilots are not created equal, it would =
still
be useful to know how experienced you all were when you started. Thanks, =
Ken
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KR> Tail Wheels

[Al Hawkins]

Hi Rich

If a 4.25 " tailwheel will fit, buy one from Steve

http://www.greatplainsas.com/sctailspring.html

I have been using this tailwheel for a year, it is very quiet and long
lasting.

Al Hawkins
KR2 C-GDPU
Port Coquitlam, B.C.
Canada

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Of Rich Seifert
Sent: November 17, 2006 8:37 PM
To: KRnet
Subject: KR> Tail Wheels


It's nearly Annual Inspection time and my baby needs a new tail wheel.  I
have been using a wheel sold by Dan Diehl, but he no longer sells it.  It
was a 3.5" hard rubber tread on an aluminum core using roller bearings and
has held up nicely compared to all the other wheels I've used.  I've been
using it for about 4 or 5 years.  Does anyone have a recommendation for a
really good 3.5 to 4.0" diameter by 1.5" wheel.  I looked through McMaster
Carr and ACS without finding anything that I thought would work well.  I
would like ball or roller bearings with an aluminum core and hard rubber
tread. Thanks Rich Seifert KR-2 N56SR
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KR> Transceiver Electrical

[Al Hawkins]

Hi Mark

What type of coaxial cable did you use?
Transponders usually require double sheilded coax to prevent spurious
signals.
I also had a problem in my plane when I used a steel bolt to pass the =
ground
through the firewall, I replaced it with a brass one which solved the
problem.

Al Hawkins
KR2 C-GDPU
Port Coquitlam, B.C.
Canada
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Behalf
Of Mark Jones
Sent: August 18, 2006 6:13 AM
To: KRnet
Subject: RE: KR> Transceiver Electrical


The VHF is in the vertical fin and the transponder antenna is right
behind the seat. Several feet separate them. However, the   coax cables
parallel each other.

Mark Jones (N886MJ)
Wales, WI
My Web site: http://www.flykr2s.com/
Mailto:flyk...@wi.rr.com


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Behalf Of Martindale Family
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 12:54 AM
To: KRnet
Subject: Re: KR> Transceiver Electrical


How close is your VHF antenna to the transponder antenna? A harmonic =
freq=20
might be fooling your transponder into thinking it is being swept by a =
radar

beamjust guessing here.

John Martindale
29 Jane Circuit
TOORMINA NSW 2452
AUSTRALIA

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 61 2 66869094 (W)
mobile:  0417 584767
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From: "Mark Jones" <mjo...@muellersales.com>
To: "KR Net (E-mail)" <kr...@mylist.net>
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 5:52 AM
Subject: KR> Transceiver Electrical


> My panel mount transceiver and transponder with encoder all work great

> with very strong signals reception etc.. However, when I key my mike
via a=20
> control stick mounted PTT button, I notice that the ident light on my
> transponder will glow brightly while transmitting. ATC has never said=20
> anything about me identing on the scope when I transmit so I do not
think=20
> that is happening. So would anyone have any insight why I light up my
> ident button when I transmit? Thanks
>
> 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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KR> GPS Software now Arlington Flyin

[Al Hawkins]

Hi Bud

I will try and be there on Saturday July 8th, but not with my KR.
I am assuming we will meet at the same place and time as last year?

Al Hawkins
KR2 C-GDPU
Port Coquitlam, B.C.
Canada
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[mailto:krnet-bounces+awh.hawkins=3dtelus@mylist.net] On Behalf Of =
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Buddy & Cheryl Midkiff
Sent: July 2, 2006 2:11 PM
To: KRnet
Subject: Re: KR> GPS Software now Arlington Flyin


Hi John,
Are you coming up to the Arlington Flyin? If you are, let me know , I'll =

throw your KR fixed landing gear in the trunk and bring them out there =
to=20
you. I plan on being there on July... 7th & 8th Friday & Saturday. Hope =
to=20
see you there.

Are there any other KR people planning on taking in the Arlington Flyin? =
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runs from Wednesday the 5th to Sunday the 9th this year.

38th Annual NW EAA Flyin
http://www.nweaa.org/

Bud Midkiff
Lynnwood, WA
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KR> I am sorry to report the death of a KR pilot

[Al Hawkins]

My hanger mate Robert Pyra died today in the crash of C-FAFY.
I do not know exactly what caused the crash as I was in our hanger =
working
on my aircraft.
He was performing some high speed passes for a friend to video, on his =
last
pass he crashed about one km from the runway threshold.
He will be missed by his friends and family.
Link to the crash
http://www.canada.com/globaltv/bc/news/story.html?id=3Ddab961d1-34a4-4906=
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@CHECK KR> 1st official flight

[Al Hawkins]

Congratulations!

Al Hawkins
KR2 C-GDPU
Port Coquitlam, B.C.
Canada

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Sent: March 27, 2006 6:36 PM
To: KRnet
Subject: @CHECK KR> 1st official flight


Krnetters,
Today N880AB had its first official flight. It only took 14 years. Lift-off
was uneventful, climbed to 2500 feet at an airspeed of 110 mph indicated at
full power. Leveled off, power back to 2800 rpm with an indicated airspeed
of 140 mph. Had good control reponse and the engine ran perfectly. I run a
2180 cc Volkswagen with a Sterba 54 x 54 prop. Did not do a stall, however
slowed to 60 mph with no indication of stall. Empty weight is 635 lbs. with
Dan Diehl wing skins. Decent to pattern was 160 mph., approach at 100 mph,
over-the-fence at 80 to a near perfect wheel landing. Tomorrow the speeds
will be checked with a GPS, weather permitting.

I plan to have 880AB at the gathering in September. I will keep you posted
as to 880AB's progress during the 40 hour fly-off.

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KR> battery had bulged

[Al Hawkins]

I am using the compufire voltage regulator for Harleys designed for
sealed lead acid batteries.


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[mailto:krnet-bounces+awh.hawkins=telus@mylist.net] On Behalf Of
Mark Jones
Sent: October 22, 2005 6:31 AM
To: KRnet
Subject: Re: KR> battery had bulged


The battery is a Power Sonic
http://www.portablepower.com/items/batteries/SLA/1/Powersonic/PS-12180/P
S-12180NB/SL105/35L105S3
PS-12180NB. This is a UPS (uninteruptable power supply) type battery and
is optimized by a charge rate of  5.4A till it reaches 14.4 to 14.7
volts. Once fully charged this type of battery must have a charger that
either shuts itself down or goes into a float voltage mode. A float mode
for this battery is a constant charge range of 13.8 to 13.8 volts
continuously. When held at this voltage the battery will seek it's own
current level and maintain itself in a fully charged condition. I am
running the John Deere dynamo system and this system emits a continuous
charge rate of 14.5 volts. This extra voltage can not be tolerated by
this UPS battery and I speculate that it heated the battery up causing
the bulging of the side. There is a possibility, under these
circumstances that the battery case could rupture/explode while in
flight which would create unwanted circumstances. I promoted this as a
good Sealed Lead Acid Battery to use in our aircraft. I have now flight
tested this battery and DO NOT recommend it any longer. Mark Langford, I
suggest you remove yours and replace it as well as anyone else who may
have one.

Mark Jones (N886MJ)
Wales, WI  USA
E-mail me at flyk...@wi.rr.com
Visit my KR-2S CorvAIRCRAFT web site at
http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj


- Original Message - 
From: "Dan Heath" 
To: 
Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2005 4:16 AM
Subject: KR> battery had bulged


> Mark,
> So, why do you suppose that your battery was Bulged?
>
> See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics See you in 
> Mt. Vernon - 2006 - KR Gathering There is a time for building and a 
> time for FLYING and the time for
building
> is over.
> Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC 
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KR> battery had bulged

[Al Hawkins]

I am using the Compufire Harley series regulator, it disconnects the
charging voltage when the battery is full.
It is not cheap at $83, but it works great.

55121 22 AMP 1981-1988 Black Finned 
Big Twin Case, OE P/N 74516-86

I now have 52 hours on the plane and my Panasonic 17 AH battery is still
working like new, the Panasonic battery can be used to start engines per
spec sheet.

Al Hawkins
KR2 C-GDPU
Port Coquitlam, B.C.
Canada

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-Original Message-
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Behalf Of Steve Jacobs
Sent: October 23, 2005 9:41 AM
To: 'KRnet'
Subject: KR> battery had bulged


might look into a regulator that's a little smarter than the one I have
now

+

Like most things, battery design has its compromises - electrolyte (gel)
volume, plate area, distance between plates etc.  These parameters
obviously effect size and weight for a given AH capacity and the often
ignored cold cranking capacity (where relevant).

Some batteries are designed to efficiently "store" energy that is
received and delivered at modest (charge / discharge) rates - units
designed for Solar and UPS applications generally fall in this category
and are very effective provided they are not subjected to high charge /
discharge rates.  The acceptable charge rate (in this case) is more of a
trickle charge, but certainly not much over C/10 and the acceptable
discharge rate is adequate to deliver the full (stored) capacity over a
period of time.

Whereas we can control the charge rate and solve most of the battery
damage type problems, cranking an engine is very demanding in terms of
current draw, if the battery is not designed for this, its life will be
short. 

Subjecting the battery to a higher (than spec) charge (or discharge?)
rate is more likely to cause damage from overheating, than high temps in
the general environment.

Steve
Zambia

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KR> Long, long sandpaper

[Al Hawkins]

Hi Robert

I used emery paper, it is available in rolls, you may need to go to a
autosupply, or welder to find it.
Emery paper is used to roughen up metal.

Al Hawkins
KR2 C-GDPU
Port Coquitlam, B.C.
Canada

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[mailto:krnet-bounces+awh.hawkins=telus@mylist.net] On Behalf Of
Robert L. Stone
Sent: September 7, 2005 12:39 PM
To: KR Builders Pilots
Subject: KR> Long, long sandpaper


Builders,
 I have never seen sandpaper in long narrow strips for sale in any
hardware store I have ever been in and I have looked.  The reason I was
looking for long strips of sandpaper was so I could glue a strip on a
board about 6 to 7 feet long and 4 inches wide for sanding the foam on
the wings down to the  wood ribs.  Any of you out there that would like
to know of a source of sandpaper in long strips contact me off net and I
will send a copy of the catalog front cover showing the company name,
address and phone number or you may contact them and get a catalog at:

   http://www.ahabrasives.com

Bob Stone, Harker Heights, Tx
rsto...@hot.rr.com
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@SPAM+++++++++ RE: KR> Long, long sandpaper

[Al Hawkins]

Meant to say Emery Cloth here is a link

http://www.cornerhardware.com/cat_1266

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Behalf Of Al Hawkins
Sent: September 7, 2005 1:42 PM
To: 'KRnet'
Subject: @SPAM+ RE: KR> Long, long sandpaper


Hi Robert

I used emery paper, it is available in rolls, you may need to go to a
autosupply, or welder to find it. Emery paper is used to roughen up
metal.

Al Hawkins
KR2 C-GDPU
Port Coquitlam, B.C.
Canada
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Robert L. Stone
Sent: September 7, 2005 12:39 PM
To: KR Builders Pilots
Subject: KR> Long, long sandpaper


Builders,
 I have never seen sandpaper in long narrow strips for sale in any
hardware store I have ever been in and I have looked.  The reason I was
looking for long strips of sandpaper was so I could glue a strip on a
board about 6 to 7 feet long and 4 inches wide for sanding the foam on
the wings down to the  wood ribs.  Any of you out there that would like
to know of a source of sandpaper in long strips contact me off net and I
will send a copy of the catalog front cover showing the company name,
address and phone number or you may contact them and get a catalog at:

   http://www.ahabrasives.com

Bob Stone, Harker Heights, Tx
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KR> I finally updated my web page

[Al Hawkins]

Hi Mark

Not this year, I only have 40 hours on it so far, and it is a long way
from the West Coast of Canada.

Al Hawkins

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Behalf Of Mark Jones
Sent: August 15, 2005 4:03 AM
To: KRnet
Subject: Re: KR> I finally updated my web page


Incredible!!!  What a tribute to your Dadsure wish you would
fly that bird down to the gathering.

Mark Jones (N886MJ)
Wales, WI  USA
E-mail me at flyk...@wi.rr.com
Visit my KR-2S CorvAIRCRAFT web site at
http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj


- Original Message - 
From: "Al Hawkins" <awh.hawk...@telus.net>
To: "'KRnet'" <kr...@mylist.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 11:02 PM
Subject: KR> I finally updated my web page


> Hey guys
>
> I have updated my webpage with new photos and a couple of video clips,

> see URL in signature.
>
> Al Hawkins
> KR2 C-GDPU
> Port Coquitlam, B.C.
> Canada
>
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KR> The local television station did an interview with me and my plane today.

[Al Hawkins]

The Local Global news hour will be televising a short interview about my
plane.
I was a little nervous landing as I knew about a million people might be
watching it.
But I greased it :-)

Al Hawkins
KR2 C-GDPU
Port Coquitlam, B.C.
Canada

KR> I have my C of A to celebrate I did a flight in the mountains.

[Al Hawkins]

Hi Guys

I took off at 9:20 am for a 1 hour flight in the local mountains.
It took quite a while to climb to 9000 feet, as I was crossing over a
glacier I had a bit of a scare.
The RPM started dropping from 3000 to 2900 in about 3 seconds.
I pulled out the carb heat and after about 15 seconds the RPM came back
up.
More proof the a POSA carb can experience carb ice, it was probably in
the intake manifold.


Al Hawkins
KR2 C-GDPU
Port Coquitlam, B.C.
Canada

KR> Arlington Roll Call

[Al Hawkins]

I will be there if three thing happen:

1: My fixed aluminium landing gear is repaired, it cracked
vertically between the axle bolts, happened after the test
   period. The landing gear cracked after a large bounce, it was
probably fatigued due to multiple ground loops.
   I tried to order a new one from Grove, but they have a 8 week
lead time currently.

2: My C of A arrives before Friday, it was mailed today.

3: The weather, right now long term forecast does not look good.

Robert Pyra will also try and be there as well with C-FAFY.

Al Hawkins
KR2 C-GDPU
Port Coquitlam B.C.
V3C 5Y7

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John Bouyea
Sent: July 4, 2005 3:17 PM
To: 'KRNet'
Subject: KR> Arlington Roll Call


The Northwest Regional event is just a few days away.  I'd like to meet
up with any and all at the Arlington Fly In to talk KRs and hopefully
see Al's newly fledged airplane.

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Al, Bud, anyone else?  Should we meet at 10 on Saturday morning by the
fire pit?



John Bouyea

KR2 - hanging the engine accessories

KR2S - boat hanging from the rafters

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KR> Air inlet

[Al Hawkins]

Hi Lee

The carb requires a cold air source, you are using heated air in your
cowl, this will cause the mixture to richen up.
When you run the engine with the cowl off the carb is getting cool air.
Before I sealed my cold air source to the carb the carb inlet temp was
running 145 F.
Yours will be even higher if no cold air is getting to the carb.

Al Hawkins
KR2 C-GDPU
Port Coquitlam, B.C.
Canada


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Behalf Of Lee Van Dyke
Sent: June 13, 2005 11:55 AM
To: KRnet
Subject: KR> Air inlet


Netters,

Thank you for the many responses re: my first flight.  Yes a little
scarry, but yes I did remain calm.  As I was driving to the cruise ship,
an idea came to me re: the inlet of air into the carb.  First I have a
POSA carb (yes I know I know) I runs great on the ground, low and high
speed.  The high speed RPMs could be higher.  I was thinking this was
caused by static forces.  Now back to the problem, I have a gap of about
1" 1 1/2" from the cowl to the inlet of the carb.  Does anybody think
that once I got up to speed 90-100, a pressure or/ low pressure
situation could have occured in the lower cowl, causing the flow of air
to the carb to have effected that mixture?  The motor never quit, but
started to run really rugh and an incredible amount of power loss.  

Lee Van Dyke
Mesa AZ
l...@vandyke5.com
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KR> ELT antenna

[Al Hawkins]

Hi Oscar

It would work but would have limited range, my ELT came with 2 antennas
one a telescoping portable.
I used my ELT antenna by making a star pattern for a ground plane, made
using 1 inch wide copper strips.
I put the Antenna on the floor about  2 feet back from the seat back.

Al Hawkins
KR2 C-GDPU
Port Coquitlam, B.C.
Canada



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Oscar Zuniga
Sent: June 8, 2005 5:48 AM
To: kr...@mylist.net
Subject: KR> ELT antenna


Anybody know of a reason why a "rubber duck" antenna wouldn't work on an
ELT 
inside a composite aircraft?  Most ELTs have a wire whip or external
antenna 
but a rubber duck would be more compact.

If it would work, does anybody have one they want to sell?  There don't
seem 
to be any on eBay.

Oscar Zuniga
San Antonio, TX
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KR> N56ML flies!

[Al Hawkins]

Congratulations!

You made the right decision in getting a experienced test pilot to fly
it the 1st time.
I was nervous enough on the ground, not alone flying it for the first
time.
By the time I flew the KR I was calmed down, knowing that it would fly.

Al Hawkins
C-GDPU
Port Coquitlam,B.C.
Canada

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Behalf Of Mark Langford
Sent: May 19, 2005 7:11 PM
To: KRnet
Cc: Corvair engines for homebuilt aircraft
Subject: KR> N56ML flies!


See http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/first_flights/ for details...

Mark Langford, Huntsville, Alabama
see KR2S project N56ML at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford email to
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@CHECK KR> Cockpit size?

[Al Hawkins]

Hi Michael

I am 6'2" and 240 Lbs, and mine flies just fine with a 1835 VW, I built
a stock KR2 with fixed gear.
On the other hand I can not carry a passenger until I drop about 40 lbs.

Al Hawkins
Port Coquitlam, B.C.
Canada

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Behalf Of Michael Gaskins
Sent: May 10, 2005 7:56 PM
To: kr...@mylist.net
Subject: @CHECK KR> Cockpit size?


I was thinking about the KR2 as a kit option, but was worried about the 
cockpit size for my frame.  I'm 5'10" and 230lbs (working getting the 
weight down, but there's no guarantees :)).  Does that immediately 
eliminate the KR2 as an option?

My only flight hours so far are in a Cessna 150 (which a lot of people 
say is cramped too though I don't find it bad at all) so any comparisons

to that would be great.

Thanks.

Michael Gaskins

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KR> I flew my plane for the 2nd time.

[Al Hawkins]

This evening after work, I took C-GDPU up for the 2nd time the 1st time
was for 1 circuit as the engine was backfiring slightly.
This time I circled the airport at 2000 feet for 1 hour to get used to
it.
My weight at takeoff was 900 lbs., to fly level took a little bit of
down trim.
The only problem I am having is getting used to the rudder sensitivity
on rollout.
I ground looped it causing slight damage to the trailing edge of the
left wingtip.
Robert Pyra told me that I touched down nicely and just overcorrected on
rollout.

Al Hawkins

KR> C-GDPU has finally become a airplane today.

[Al Hawkins]

I started building my KR2 in 1986, and it finally left the earth today.
The airport is at sea level and there was no wind.

The test pilot flew it for .9 hrs, circling the airport.
The plane hit a top speed of 130 mph at 3200 rpm, climbed 1000'/min at
70 knots, and stalled at 45 knots.
The plane flew hands off, but not enough nose up trim, will need to
adjust the MAC servo push rod.
The engine is a 1835 VW with a super posa carb, the empty weight is 610
lbs.

There were a few problems the engine apparently was cutting out at
times, I think the posa is the cause.
The static RPM is a little low considering it is a 52x44 prop, possibly
mixture to rich.
The transponder died after 15 minutes, possibly the fuse.

Alastair Hawkins
Port Coquitlam B.C.