KR> Propellers

[kr2coo...@comcast.net]

Oops, sorry. I thought I was sending directly to Mike. 





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From: kr2coo...@comcast.net 
To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> 
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 9:37:53 PM 
Subject: Re: KR> Propellers 



Mike 

I did receive your email and wa s going to see what offers I had on the parts I 
had for sale before I answered then went back to look for it again today and 
couldn't find it so I glad you got back to me. My problem with your proposal is 
that I want the cash for some avionics upgrades which I'm hoping to do in 
April. I don't know what time frame you had in mind so let me know what you are 
interested in and I'll see what we can do. 

Jack 



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From: mplane...@aol.com 
To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> 
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 8:08:17 PM 
Subject: Re: KR> Propellers 

He Jack, 
Sent you an email regarding parts liquidation offnet. Might have gone to spam. 
Mike Simpson, NC 
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Date: Sunday, January 15, 2012 9:18:19 am 
To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> 
From: kr2coo...@comcast.net 
Subject: Re: KR> Propellers 



Dave 

A place to start is to determine what prop you have now. You said its a 53 
diameter  but what pitch? I have a prop for sale which is a 54 diamater 52 
pitch which is probably too much for a 1835 VW. If you would like to see how 
this prop is marled go to http://jackskr2.webstarts.com/   . In this case it is 
marked on the side of the hub but I think others are marked on the face of the 
hub and would require removing to determine the pitch. 

Jack Cooper 

Chuckey TN. 



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From: "Dave_A" <dave.a.kr...@gmail.com> 
To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> 
Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 10:27:45 PM 
Subject: KR> Propellers 

Another 'bit' from my last week's work on the plane: 

One tip of the wood prop has about a 3" crack in it going through all 
but the last outer ply 'skin' on the back of the prop. 

It's a 53" prop, on an 1835 (presumably HAPI) VW. 

1) Is repairing such a crack safe/economical, and if so, how does one go 
about doing it? 

2) What i 


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KR> Propellers

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Mike 

I did receive your email and wa s going to see what offers I had on the parts I 
had for sale before I answered then went back to look for it again today and 
couldn't find it so I glad you got back to me. My problem with your proposal is 
that I want the cash for some avionics upgrades which I'm hoping to do in 
April. I don't know what time frame you had in mind so let me know what you are 
interested in and I'll see what we can do. 

Jack 



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From: mplane...@aol.com 
To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> 
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 8:08:17 PM 
Subject: Re: KR> Propellers 

He Jack, 
Sent you an email regarding parts liquidation offnet. Might have gone to spam. 
Mike Simpson, NC 
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Date: Sunday, January 15, 2012 9:18:19 am 
To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> 
From: kr2coo...@comcast.net 
Subject: Re: KR> Propellers 



Dave 

A place to start is to determine what prop you have now. You said its a 53 
diameter  but what pitch? I have a prop for sale which is a 54 diamater 52 
pitch which is probably too much for a 1835 VW. If you would like to see how 
this prop is marled go to http://jackskr2.webstarts.com/   . In this case it is 
marked on the side of the hub but I think others are marked on the face of the 
hub and would require removing to determine the pitch. 

Jack Cooper 

Chuckey TN. 



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From: "Dave_A" <dave.a.kr...@gmail.com> 
To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> 
Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 10:27:45 PM 
Subject: KR> Propellers 

Another 'bit' from my last week's work on the plane: 

One tip of the wood prop has about a 3" crack in it going through all 
but the last outer ply 'skin' on the back of the prop. 

It's a 53" prop, on an 1835 (presumably HAPI) VW. 

1) Is repairing such a crack safe/economical, and if so, how does one go 
about doing it? 

2) What i 


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KR> Propellers

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Dave 

A place to start is to determine what prop you have now. You said its a 53 
diameter  but what pitch? I have a prop for sale which is a 54 diamater 52 
pitch which is probably too much for a 1835 VW. If you would like to see how 
this prop is marled go to http://jackskr2.webstarts.com/   . In this case it is 
marked on the side of the hub but I think others are marked on the face of the 
hub and would require removing to determine the pitch. 

Jack Cooper 

Chuckey TN. 



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From: "Dave_A"  
To: "KRnet"  
Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 10:27:45 PM 
Subject: KR> Propellers 

Another 'bit' from my last week's work on the plane: 

One tip of the wood prop has about a 3" crack in it going through all 
but the last outer ply 'skin' on the back of the prop. 

It's a 53" prop, on an 1835 (presumably HAPI) VW. 

1) Is repairing such a crack safe/economical, and if so, how does one go 
about doing it? 

2) What is the 'normal' range of prop dimensions for a KR-2 with an 
1835? Eg, how do I determine what to replace this prop with, if fixing 
it is out the window? 

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KR> swift

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Does that mean the Swift is flying now? 

Jack Cooper 

Chuckey tn. 



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From: "joe kr2s builder"  
To: corvaircr...@mylist.net 
Cc: kr...@mylist.net 
Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 8:55:54 AM 
Subject: KR> swift 

http://www.n56ml.com/corvair/break3/120106_072m.jpgOoooh my Gosh. Did 
anyone else notice That is not primer on that plane! say it isn't s.Joe 
Horton 
 
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1 ridiculously huge coupon a day. Get 50-90% off your citys best! 
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KR> items for sale

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KR and Corvair netters. I have listed a few items for sale at 
http://jackskr2.webstarts.com/  I have a Ellison EFS-3A, a Sensenich 54X52 
prop, a dynamo and regulator and corvair intake for sale at this time. If 
nobody on the nets are interested I'll list them on Ebay in a few days. If 
there is anything KR related that you need let me know as I will be parting out 
my KR. 

Jack Cooper 

Chuckey TN. 

KR> Cherokee Uprising

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Barrett 

Your situation may be different from mine but since I bought the Grumman and 
got it flying I have hardly touched the KR. I'm having too much fun flying the 
Grumman and spending all my money on it so can't afford to work on the KR. 
After flying the Grumman for a year now, I have decided to part out the KR so I 
can make some avionic upgrades on the Grumman. I have already sold the engine 
and will be offering other items on KR and Corvair nets in the near future. 
This is primarily a financial decision but I think the thing that convinced me 
to sell out was Marks Engine failure because I would be pushing the Corvair 
engine just as hard as Mark does. Most of my flying in the Grumman is at wide 
open throttle and yes it does maneuver real good too. I flew with John Shafer 
at the last gathering and he said that the Grumman is the nearest certified 
plane to a KR that he had ever flown. I had about the same comments from a RV 
pilot a while back. I'll still be on the nets for some time and will be at the 
KR gatherings so don't count me out yet. 

Jack Cooper 

Chuckey TN. 



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From: "Barrett" < BarrettWF @comcast.net> 
To: " KRnet " < krnet @ mylist .net> 
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 9:25:56 PM 
Subject: KR> Cherokee Uprising 

Well guys, I got to go out and fly the Cherokee 180 for several hours for 
the first time today. What can I say, I had a blast! 130-140 knots and flew 
all over the Salt Lake City valley and down into Utah county (south of SLC ). 
I guess when the newness wears off (if it does), I'll get back on track with 
the KR2S build. If you've never been to SLC during the winter, the inversion 
here is TERRIBLE and today was somewhat clear for here, and it was still 
BAD! Just about need IFR or radar to get around...it really sucks. (At least 
until you get above it). We cleared the smog at about 7,000 ft and then it 
wasn't bad. 
Clear Skies! 
-Barrett (with a BIG $&!t eating grin) 

(send try to send this, still net problems?) 


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KR> iFly 700

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Larry 

I have the Ifly 700 and love it. It is very user friendly, easy to enter flight 
plans and easy to change plans in flight. It has all the airport information 
including approach plates, airport diagrams, and frequencies. I still have 
paper sectionals and airport facilities directory but never take them out. If 
you update before flight you will also have TFRs etc. The one drawback is that 
it is not sun lite readable but they also sell a visor that you can attach to 
it. I mounted mine to the panel with Ram mounts and built a visor into my glare 
shield. In my opinion you can spend a hole lot more and not get what the Ifly 
has to offer. Fly to Tennessee over the holidays and I'll give you a demo. 

Jack Cooper 

Chuckey TN. 



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From: "Larry Flesner"  
To: "KRnet"  
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 7:06:53 PM 
Subject: Re: KR> iFly 700 


> > Did any of you ever buy the iFly 700? If you did, I was just wondering 
> > what your thoughts were after flying with it. 
> > Mark Jones (N886MJ) 
++ 

I recently turned loose of my wallet and purchased a reconditioned 
unit ($499) and have made two flights with the unit.  I think it is 
GREAT for the money paid.  The single feature I thought I would not 
like after receiving it was the sectional overlay.  When flying any 
direction other then north, the map is rotated from 0 to 180 degrees 
(upside down when flying south) and the print is upside down.  It 
functions exactly as if you were holding a paper map.  However, a 
single press of the button "North up" will rotate the map for 
reading.  I called the Airventure Pilot company and they explained 
that it would be impossible to digitalize all the info contained on 
the sectional to have it work otherwise.  Turns out it really is not 
a problem.  I always flew with my maps upside down when flying other 
then North to give me a better reference to the geography anyway. 

The basic package is really all you need.  They offer a GPS antenna 
and external battery pack but there is no need for the external 
antenna.  I can pick up 6 satellites in my house.  The unit does 
require external power but I hooked it up to aircraft power and with 
the flip of a switch I have backup power for my avionics from my 
small fuel pump backup battery.  With the amount of information you 
can get in flight and all the capabilities the unit has, I'm amazed 
it doesn't sell for twice the price. 

I continue to use my seven year old Lowrance 500 as backup and the 
two agree within 1 mph, 1 degree on heading,  and 15 to 20 feet 
altitude.  I do occasionally experience the unit locking up and have 
to reboot if I do a lot of screen switching at a very fast rate.  If 
that happens, any flight plan I have programmed or other data comes 
back up on the reboot.  I do find the "Table of contents" in the 
manual a bit lacking and I'd like to see an "Index of terms" in the 
back but, all in all, I give it a 9.9 on a scale of 10.  Hey, even my 
KR is not a perfect 10. :-) 

Larry Flesner 
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KR> auto pilot

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Thanks joe, I knew it couldn't be as easy as I had hoped for. 

Jack Cooper 

Chuckey TN. 



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From: "joe kr2s builder" <joe.kr2s.buil...@juno.com> 
To: kr...@mylist.net 
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 3:44:34 PM 
Subject: Fw: Re: KR> auto pilot 

Jack,That is the code that supplies the GPS information to another unit Like 
the D10A which in turn does the actual control of the servos. The GPS mainly 
supplies a track and lets the auto pilot controller difine what needs to be 
done to adjust for wind. I talso confirms the altitude. When no flight plan is 
in the GPS the Dynon reverts to heading for the course selection.Joe Horton 

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To: KRnet <kr...@mylist.net> 
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 8:24 AM 
Subject: Re: KR> auto pilot 





Joe wrote - Original Message - 
  The other thing that i have been up to is i 
bought myself a Christmas present. I bought the servos for the dynon D10A and 
installed them a couple weeks ago. I started flying and testing and adjusting 
them last weekend. I have about 5 hours with the Auto Pilot working now. 



My question. I have a ifly700. On their website they say " NMEA output 
support for autopilot, EFIS or other GPS  driven device". Is 
this the siginal that drives the servos or is there more to it than that? I'm 
sure it can't be that simple. 

Jack Cooper 

 
53 Year Old Mom Looks 33 
The Stunning Results of Her Wrinkle Trick Has Botox Doctors Worried 
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Joe wrote - Original Message -
      The other thing that i have been up to is i bought myself a Christmas 
present. I bought the servos for the dynon D10A and installed them a couple 
weeks ago. I started flying and testing and adjusting them last weekend. I have 
about 5 hours with the Auto Pilot working now. 



My question. I have a ifly700. On their website they say  " NMEA output support 
for autopilot, EFIS or other GPS    driven device". Is this the siginal that 
drives the servos or is there more to it than that? I'm sure it can't be that 
simple. 

Jack Cooper 

Chuckey TN.

KR> flying stories ?

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Mike ask: Where are all the inspirational flying stories that keeps the fires 
burning in all of us builders ? 

  

I have been reluctant to jump in on this because I'm not flying a KR but it is 
Experimental related. My friend and neighbor Mac built a RV9A but his health is 
such that he does not want to take a flight physical right now. Another mutual 
friend of ours who is a CFI and has a RV7 flew the test flight period on the 
Mac's 9. Now he is checking me out in the RV9A so that we can both help Mac and 
fly with him until he gets his health problems solved. In just over a week I 
have flown 5.5 hours in the RV and need to get 10 hours for Mac's insurance to 
cover me. Mac spared no expense on his airplane and so has all the latest 
Garmin and Dynon glass on the panel. How many two place single engine airplanes 
have you seen that have leather heated seats? My problem is I have always flown 
steam gauges and so trying to learn these new fangled video games has been a 
task for me. I do like the attitude indicator display but trying to interpret 
heading and altitude and airspeed without needles takes all my attention. I 
know those of you who fly glass panels regularly love them and would never want 
another steam gauge but it takes some getting used to. The RV has great climb 
and cruse performance and handles very good. My only complaint (I don't know if 
I'm complaining about myself or the airplane) I can't get full aft stick 
because of my fat belly and the five point harness the stick hits the harness 
buckle before it hits the stops. I do have the seat adjusted as far back as it 
will go. That's my flying story probably not very inspirational for a KR 
builder but at least I'm not growing roots on the couch.  Sorry to say that my 
KR is sitting in the basement looking lonesome and forgotten. I haven't worked 
on it since I bought the Grumman just over a year ago. The Grumman takes all my 
dollars and time but gives me a lot of flying pleasure in return. 

Jack Cooper 

Chuckey TN. 



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KR> adopting the 1 hour rule

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yep Start at 7AM...stop at 7pm. 1 hour 
-- 
That is not the one hour rule, that is the half day rule. 

Jack Cooper 

Chuckey TN. 

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KR> Fwd: petition for FAA's upcoming fee's for AeroNav maps

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Not exactly Corvair or KR related but something that will effect many of us. 



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https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions#!/petition/ask-faa-reversal-charge-government-approach-data-downloads-and-not-allowing-individuals-access-them/Hg1nqTJy
 

something that all of us should check out if we use electronic maps in any way. 

it's also a sneaky mode of user fees to creep in. 

 Jack Cooper 

Chuckey TN 

KR> Did it fly?

[kr2coo...@comcast.net]

Dan 

All the KR and Corvair world wants to know, Did Black Bird  fly on the new 
Corvair engine yet. I haven't heard any yeeehaa s yet. 

Jack cooper 

Chuckey TN.

KR> KR Crash

[kr2coo...@comcast.net]

Morning news they still have not released the name of the pilot. 



Jack Cooper 

Chuckey TN 

KR> KR crash

[kr2coo...@comcast.net]

News story http://www.wcyb.com/video/29410809/index.html   

Jack Cooper 

Chuckey TN

KR> KR crash

[kr2coo...@comcast.net]

I just heard on 11:00 news that a KR2 crashed in Virginia and the pilot was 
killed. 

Jack Cooper 

Chuckey TN. 

KR> Home from gathering

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Dan and I landed at Greene County Airport last night at 10:00. GCY is about 5 
miles from my airpark but we do not have runway lights at the airpark. We 
refueled in Bowling Green KY. It was getting dark by the time we took off and  
we checked the position lights but had a little problem in that my instrument 
lights were not working but I had a small LED light that clips on a hat bill 
and we used it to illuminate the instrument. At 7500 we were VFR but on 
instruments because of the very dark moonless nights. We flew over a cloud 
layer for about 12 hours, really only about 20 minutes but we were sure glad to 
see the lights as we got nearer to East Tennessee. We also landed without a 
landing light at GCY, not one of my best landings but the airplane was still 
flyable. It was a good gathering but I was flying so much that I didn't get 
much interaction with the people and the KRs. I did enjoy flying with everyone 
and look forward to next year. Dan will probably never fly with me again after 
our night fright, ah night flight. Hope everyone made it home safely. 

Jack Cooper 

Chuckey TN. 

KR> Gathering

[kr2coo...@comcast.net]

Dan Heath and I tried flying out this afternoon but low ceilings had high 
mountains made us turn back. We will try again tomorrow morning, it should be 
good flying weather. 

Jack Cooper 

Chuckey TN. 

KR> Flying to the gatheing

[kr2coo...@comcast.net]

Flying to MVN from eastern US may be touch and go tomorrow. Hope that system 
keeps moving. 



http://www.intellicast.com/Local/WxMap.aspx 



Jack Cooper 

Chuckey TN. 

KR> Gathering

[kr2coo...@comcast.net]

Two weeks from today I will be arriving at the gathering in Mt Vernon IL. and 
hope to see many of you there. I will be flying there in my Grumman so  if 
anyone wants to fly I will be avaliable for BFRs of dual instruction (I am a 
CFI). If anyone wants to fly with me the cost will be for gas and $30 per hour. 
Looks like gas is about $6 per gal so figure on $80 per hr. 

Bring your log book. 

Jack Cooper 

Chuckey TN. 

KR> hotel room at gathering

[kr2coo...@comcast.net]

Brad 

Thanks, I'll take it. See you at the gathering. 

Jack Cooper 



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From: "Brad Stone" <bstone2...@yahoo.com> 
To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> 
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 9:01:50 AM 
Subject: Re: KR> hotel room at gathering 

Jack, I have already booked a room with two beds non-smoking at the Holiday Inn 
if you want to share. 
  
Brad Stone 
KR2S N 2644C 
Madison, Ms. 
Cell # 601-842-6338 

From: "kr2coo...@comcast.net" <kr2coo...@comcast.net> 
To: KRnet <kr...@mylist.net> 
Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2011 10:36 PM 
Subject: KR> hotel room at gathering 



Has anyone booked a room and would like someone to share the room and expenses. 
I plan to be there on thursday and leave on Sunday and would like to share the 
expense of a room. If you would like to share a room and have not booked it yet 
let me know and I'll book one. 

Jack Cooper 

Chuckey TN. 
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Has anyone booked a room and would like someone to share the room and expenses. 
I plan to be there on thursday and leave on Sunday and would like to share the 
expense of a room. If you would like to share a room and have not booked it yet 
let me know and I'll book one. 

Jack Cooper 

Chuckey TN. 

KR> Judges

[kr2coo...@comcast.net]

Mark, w hat a day , fixed the water main, got a quickey and took a great sunset 
photo too.  When you find that blind judge I'll introduce myself to him/her. 
They still may not see Jack but they will know Jack. 

Jack Cooper 

Chuckey TN. 



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From: "Mark Langford"  
To: "KRnet"  
Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2011 11:06:52 PM 
Subject: Re: KR> Judges 

Pete Klapp wrote: 

>>I'll volunteer to help Bob and Mike judge airplanes. 

We need at least one blind guy on the panel of judges...who can't see jack, 
and has very little sense of feel, and can't smell the difference in 6-old 
primer and fresh paint.  I'm thinking total vegetable here.  Then the 
playing field would be "even", and I might have a chance at winning 
something! 

Oh, wait...I've got it...we need a "BEST SUNSET PHOTO FROM A KR" category. 
I might have a prayer on that one!  Got a nice one tonight, by complete 
coincidence.  See the top photo at http://www.n56ml.com/sunsets/ .  Just 
another typical 21 minute KR flight around the patch... 

Mark Langford 
ML at N56ML.com 
website at http://www.N56ML.com 
 


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KR> Ride to gathering

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I will be flying to the gathering in my Grumman and can take one passenger. My 
plans are to leave 04TN (near GCY) Thursday midmorning  to MVN  then depart MVN 
Sunday morning return to 04TN. Of course my plans are dependent upon weather as 
I will be VFR.  If anyone near 04TN or near my route of flight would like to 
fly sharing the cost of gas email me off net. kr2coo...@comcast.net . 

Jack Cooper 

Chuckey TN. 

KR> Gathering

[kr2coo...@comcast.net]

Oops, ment to say Thursday, I'll be flying in on Thursday. 

Jack cooper 

Chuckey TN. 



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From: kr2coo...@comcast.net 
To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> 
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 11:44:45 PM 
Subject: KR> Gathering 



I registered for the gathering and will be flying in on Monday wx premitting. 
Flying there in my Grumman so if anyone needs a BFR or would just like to get 
some dual or sight see, whatever. Hourly rate will depend on gas price but 
figure about 9GPM + about $30. Also if anyone is interested in the Ifly 700 GPS 
I will bring my 110V power supply and show how it works. For the price, its a 
awesome unit. 

Jack Cooper 

Chuckey TN. 
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KR> Gathering

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I registered for the gathering and will be flying in on Monday wx premitting. 
Flying there in my Grumman so if anyone needs a BFR or would just like to get 
some dual or sight see, whatever. Hourly rate will depend on gas price but 
figure about 9GPM + about $30. Also if anyone is interested in the Ifly 700 GPS 
I will bring my 110V power supply and show how it works. For the price, its a 
awesome unit. 

Jack Cooper 

Chuckey TN. 

KR> KR CG

[kr2coo...@comcast.net]

Sid 

Tried to send pictures to your email address but was blocked. 

Jack Cooper 
Chuckey TN. 


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From: "smwood"  
To: kr...@mylist.net 
Sent: Saturday, July 9, 2011 8:19:18 AM 
Subject: KR> KR CG 

My previously reported KR-2 weight is in error.  After some help by fellow 
Chapter 478 members Bernie Wunder and Tom Weis and assisted by Mike Weis, 
the correct weight appears to be 746 or 709 pounds, depending on which 
measurement and which bathroom scale you care to believe.  When we loaded 
the aircraft, wheel weights approached 500 pounds.  Since the scales only 
went to 300 pounds max, we had to use two scales per wheel.  That gets 
tricky for positioning the wheel exactly in the middle of the bridge between 
the two scales.  We also managed to trash one scale when the KR-2 
unexpectedly rolled off that scale and bent the edge of its platform.  Not 
exactly a hard landing, but it did get everyone's attention.  Chocks 
suddenly became important.  It appears that the nose does get fairly light 
at 58 to 63 pounds depending on leveling and gross weights.  (I recall Mark 
Jones reporting 63 pounds nose wheel weight for his tri-gear.)  Leveling 
does change with loading as the airplane settles on the main gear.  The 
spring gear also moves the wheels outboard with increasing loads.  That 
introduces side loading on the scales that messes with the scale 
calibration. 
I still don't have the true numbers for weight and CG.  More to follow. 

Sid Wood 
Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 
Mechanicsville, MD, USA 
smw...@md.metrocast.net 



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KR> KR CG

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Sid 

I recently borrowed a set of scales to weigh my Grumman. It used 3 bathroom 
scales and a leverage system so as not to overload the bathroom scales. This 
set came from AC Spruce but when I tried to look them up I couldn't find them. 
I'll send some pictures to you separately 

Jack Cooper 

Chuckey TN. 



- Original Message -




From: "smwood"  
To: kr...@mylist.net 
Sent: Saturday, July 9, 2011 8:19:18 AM 
Subject: KR> KR CG 

My previously reported KR-2 weight is in error.  After some help by fellow 
Chapter 478 members Bernie Wunder and Tom Weis and assisted by Mike Weis, 
the correct weight appears to be 746 or 709 pounds, depending on which 
measurement and which bathroom scale you care to believe.  When we loaded 
the aircraft, wheel weights approached 500 pounds.  Since the scales only 
went to 300 pounds max, we had to use two scales per wheel.  That gets 
tricky for positioning the wheel exactly in the middle of the bridge between 
the two scales.  We also managed to trash one scale when the KR-2 
unexpectedly rolled off that scale and bent the edge of its platform.  Not 
exactly a hard landing, but it did get everyone's attention.  Chocks 
suddenly became important.  It appears that the nose does get fairly light 
at 58 to 63 pounds depending on leveling and gross weights.  (I recall Mark 
Jones reporting 63 pounds nose wheel weight for his tri-gear.)  Leveling 
does change with loading as the airplane settles on the main gear.  The 
spring gear also moves the wheels outboard with increasing loads.  That 
introduces side loading on the scales that messes with the scale 
calibration. 
I still don't have the true numbers for weight and CG.  More to follow. 

Sid Wood 
Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 
Mechanicsville, MD, USA 
smw...@md.metrocast.net 



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KR> Aircraft Tax Question

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I recently got a letter and tax form from the state of Tennessee wanting me to 
pay sales tax on my KR. It ask if I bought it in state or out of state and if 
out of state what sales tax I paid. It also ask if it was a  Kit and where I 
got the kit. I wrote them a letter with some pictures explaining that this was 
a plans built airplane not a kit and that I bought all parts from suppliers and 
paid appropriate tax on each individual part that I bought. They must have 
bought it because I haven't heard anything more from them but then again it is 
a bureaucracy so it may take a year or so to make a decision. 

Jack Cooper 

Chuckey TN. 



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From: laser...@juno.com 
To: kr...@mylist.net 
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 12:35:52 AM 
Subject: KR> Aircraft Tax Question 

In my negotiations with the County Tax people just south of you I took pictures 
of my airplane in a disassembled state and included some early articles from 
Kitplanes and other magazines which contained the info that the plane has a VW 
engine and can be built for $3000 in materials - you can find all of that 
online.  Include the Popular Mechanix cover story with a picture of Ken Rand 
and his original KR-1.  Put a nice package of this info together for them - 
educate them. They only know RV's and factory builts when it comes to planes so 
you have to inform them of just how inexpensive and special the KR is - made 
out of styrofoam and plywood.   

This is a better route than asking owners what they think their airplanes are 
worth.  We all think our planes are worth at least $25K.   

Mike 
   

 
Groupon Official Site 
1 ridiculously huge coupon a day. Get 50-90% off your citys best! 
http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4e095a8912090d459ast03vuc 

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KR> Storm in Tennessee

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Greene County TN, where I live has been declared a disaster area because of the 
tornado that hit about 5 miles from my home killing 6 people. I sat on my deck 
and watched a storm pass NW of us that spawned tornadoes in Virginia then the 
storm which spawned the tornado nearby passes SW of me but I got some hail from 
it. Thank goodness I had no damage because I just recently recovered from 
damage from a frozen pipe in my attic which caused several thousand dollars 
damage to my house. My heart and prayers go out to those who lost life and 
property in this storm and all the storms over the past month. 

Jack Cooper 

KR> seatbelts

[kr2coo...@comcast.net]

I see that the link I provided did not bring up the seat belts. They are part # 
13-00404. 

Jack Cooper 

Chuckey TN. 

Netters 

I have a two sets of seatbelts I would like to sell. These are new belts from 
AC spruce that I bought for the Grumman in Nov last year but were the wrong 
retainer for the Grumman so I had to get a new set. Check them out at 
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/search/search.php  . As you see they are $47.50 
for each set and I have two sets. They are navy blue and will accept sholder 
harnesses. I'll take $80 and pay shipping in the USA for the two sets. 

Jack Cooper 

Chuckey TN. 
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KR> seatbelts

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Netters 

I have a two sets of seatbelts I would like to sell. These are new belts from 
AC spruce that I bought for the Grumman in Nov last year but were the wrong 
retainer for the Grumman so I had to get a new set. Check them out at 
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/search/search.php  . As you see they are $47.50 
for each set and I have two sets. They are navy blue and will accept sholder 
harnesses. I'll take $80 and pay shipping in the USA for the two sets. 

Jack Cooper 

Chuckey TN. 

KR> hangar

[kr2coo...@comcast.net]

Mark 



Looks like your hangar is filling up. What is the other boat for, future 
project??? 



Jack Cooper 

Chuckey TN. 
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KR> Confession

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Vaughan 

My cores have not been torn down and inspected. For shipping that far I would 
suggest that you go through William Wynne who has cores on the shelf, inspected 
and ready for rebuild. I'm sure ther e would be a significant shipping cost to 
NZ and would be a shame to get a core that may not be  good. 
http://www.flycorvair.com/ 
- Original Message - 
From: "Vaughan Thomas" <v...@xtra.co.nz> 
To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> 
Sent: Saturday, February 5, 2011 3:41:22 PM 
Subject: Re: KR> Confession 

What a confession -  the sin of temptation. But on a serious note, any 
chance of securing one or two corvair core engines ?  From Jack or some one 
else on KRnet ? Down under here in EnZed  (New Zealand) Corvairs are like 
rocking horse shit -just dont exist in core engine form. Original cooling 
system not required but would not argue if it was an issue. Arranging 
freight may be a hassle? but I may be able to find container space with 
other stuff to NZ.  Basic pallet load, if secured to pallet should be OK. I 
had all but given up on getting Corvair power & had settled on Sub ea81 as 
alternative. But now my hopes are up & the project may step into overdrive. 
Jack, the goddess of cash can be a bitch, but something like this usually 
turns up! 
Vaughan Thomas 
Hamilton.   New Zealand                                        Message - 
From: <kr2coo...@comcast.net> 
To: "corvaircraft" <corvaircr...@mylist.net>; "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> 
Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2011 7:57 AM 
Subject: KR> Confession 




Forgive me kr and Corvair netters for I have sinned. I have been seduced by 
the Goddess of Grumman who tempted me with a beautiful AA-1B which had a 
recent paint job (spring 2010) and new glass but a wounded wing. The 
previous owner made a downwind landing on a 1400' grass strip and the wing 
hit a pole. Mostly skin and rib damage, no spar damage. In 2006 the tired 
old Lycoming O-235 was replaced with a newly overhauled O-320 and at present 
has only 68 hours on it since major. The Goddess told me I could buy the 
airplane for 14K and for another 3-4K I could be flying. She lied-- I'm 
presently at about 21K and still haven't flown. I brought it home on Oct 
26th and started working on it under the supervision of an A/AI. Together 
we did a very thorough annual, and repaired the wing. Last Saturday I 
thought all was done and time to start testing so out to the runway for a 
runup and static RPM check. A previous static check yielded 2300 RPM but now 
all I'm showing is 2000 RPM. Further testing shows the tachometer to be off 
but I think we still have some troubleshooting to do to get the engine 
running just right. Tachometer is back ordered so it may be a couple more 
weeks before I can do any more. 



What does this mean for the KR. Well I know what happens to most 
experimentals when the builder gets lured into a spam can and I can't 
promise that it won't happen to my KR but I hope that I will continue to 
work on it . Right now the KR has had the wings removed and was moved to the 
basement but that is because of another problem I had a few days ago. A pipe 
(CPVC) froze and busted in my attic so I have had drywall workers in the 
hangar for about a week. I sent the Grumman to a neighbors hangar and the KR 
to the basement. Between the Grumman, water damage and the tax man I got in 
a squeeze for cash so I sold my Corvair engine. Roy had it at the time so I 
called him and made a quick sale. I do have other corvair cores so someday 
when the Goddess of cash smiles on me again I'll start over on the engine. 



One thing for sure I will be at the KR gathering in September . Maybe I can 
get the Grumman flying between now and then. 



Jack Cooper 

Chuckey TN. 





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KR> Confession

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Forgive me kr and Corvair netters for I have sinned. I have been seduced by the 
Goddess of Grumman who tempted me with a beautiful AA-1B which had a recent 
paint job (spring 2010) and new glass  but a wounded wing. The previous owner 
made a downwind landing on a 1400' grass strip and the wing hit a pole. Mostly 
skin and rib damage, no spar damage.  In 2006 the tired old Lycoming O-235 was 
replaced with a newly overhauled O-320 and at present has only 68 hours on it 
since major. The Goddess told me I could buy the airplane for 14K and for 
another 3-4K I could be flying. She lied-- I'm presently at about 21K and still 
haven't flown. I brought it home on Oct 26th and started working on it under 
the supervision of an A/AI. Together we did a very thorough annual, and 
repaired the wing. Last Saturday I thought all was done and time to start 
testing so out to the runway for a runup and static RPM check. A previous 
static check yielded 2300 RPM but now all I'm showing is 2000 RPM. Further 
testing shows the tachometer to be off but I think we still have some 
troubleshooting to do to get the engine running just right. Tachometer is back 
ordered so it may be a couple more weeks before I can do any more. 



What does this mean for the KR. Well I know what happens to most experimentals 
when the builder gets lured into a spam can and I can't promise that it won't 
happen to my KR but I hope that I will continue to work on it . Right now the 
KR has had the wings removed and was moved to the basement but that is because 
of another problem I had a few days ago. A pipe (CPVC) froze and busted in my 
attic so I have had drywall workers in the hangar for about a week. I sent the 
Grumman to a neighbors hangar and the KR to the basement. Between the Grumman, 
water damage and the tax man I got in a squeeze for cash so I sold my Corvair 
engine. Roy had it at the time so I called him and made a quick sale. I do have 
other corvair cores so someday when the Goddess of cash smiles on me again I'll 
start over on the engine. 



One thing for sure I will be at the KR gathering in September . Maybe I can get 
the Grumman flying between now and then. 



Jack Cooper 

Chuckey TN. 




 

KR> Engineers

[kr2coo...@comcast.net]

Mark Langford wrote: 
 It took me about 2 seconds to bust out laughing...why would anybody specify 
the 
most expensive and laborious way to build this piece if the weight of the 
tube had a tolerance of more than double the minimum weight and thickness? 

Mark 

With you being the only exception I know, That is what engineers do, they 
design things. They don't build it and don't have to pay for it, they just 
design it and specify it, and it seems the more elaborate and expensive it is 
the better. That is why you were selected the engineer of the year by your 
piers because you have common sense to go with your engineering expertise.  

Jack Cooper 

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KR> re:iFly 700

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I'm very interested in this system so I emailed the company to ask if it had a 
flight instrument page. The reply was that it is a planes upgrade for 2011 
along with many other upgrades. I wish I still had their reply to forward on to 
the net but I don't have it anymore. If you are interested in the product email 
them and you will get a prompt reply. 

Jack Cooper 




Anybody out there have anything bad to say about these systems? 
  
Todd Thelin 
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KR> Canopy Gluing- Epoxy

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Why not drill it and screw it? use flat screws and hence easy to concel. 

Be very carefull drilling the canopy. If you are having to pull the sides of 
the canopy in to make it fit the frame a drill hole will make a weak point 
which can crack. Don't ask how I know. 



Jack Cooper 

Chuckey TN. 

KR> iFly 700... a great unit

[kr2coo...@comcast.net]

David Goldman wrote: 

We worked out a deal to get a break for our local EAA chapters, about $30 
each if people wanted send in a mass order through me.    
Dave "Zipper" Goodman 
President, EAA-818 
 
David 



I'm interested in getting a unit. I tried to email you off net but for some 
reason It would not send. If you would email me off net we'll talk. 

kr2coo...@comcast.net 



Jack Cooper 

Chuckey TN.  
  

  

  


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KR> Friday off topic; GPS Software

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I have been looking at that same system and thinking it is a good buy for  what 
it does. A G armin 296 is the only other moving map that I have used. If you 
have ever used one of the Garmins let me know how it compares. I watched the 
video and have read some of the website and don't remember seeing terrain 
warnings. I'm sure there are other features that need to be compared but the 
Adventure Pilots big screen and touch screen icons are a plus. Let us know the 
pros and cons once you have some experience behind it. 

Jack Cooper 

Chuckey TN. 


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From: airgu...@comcast.net 
To: "KRnet Posting"  
Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 3:10:36 PM 
Subject: KR> Friday off topic; GPS Software 



I have purchased new GPS computer at http://ifly.adventurepilot.com/ . For $499 
plus $69 for chart updates for a year, it's a deal. To have a large screen is 
heaven. 


Paul OReilly 
KR2 Stretched 
N7970K 
Derry, NH 
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