KR> flying hours
Gary Ainsworth wrote: > 359 hours!! > Consider the average number of hours flown by a private pilot is 50 -75 > hours a year! Which means a couple of hours per week, with some weeks > interfered with; weather, job, family, health, etc. First flight was May of last year, and the plane was down for 3 months while I built another engine after the crank break. I figured out the other night that between last year's Gathering (I finished the engine a few days before) and this year's, exactly one year, I did 292 hours. That's an awful lot of fun, and this afternoon I'm headed out early to get some more. It's not all fun though, as I'm also trying to learn and improve, as well as let others know what I'm finding. During the flight to my father's farm last weekend I spent the whole time messing with throttle, mixture, and carb heat to try to quantify the effects of carb heat, mixture, and throttle position on mixture distribution. When I have a chance to look at the data, I'll report back, but what's been clear to me for a while now is that when it's cold outside, running carb heat improves mixture distribution and fuel economy, at least at 10K' where it's cold. I really need to put some wheel pants on my plane soon, but the next time I expect crappy weather for a few days I plan to extend the gear leg brackets 3" to see what that'll do for landing speed. And there are several other lists a mile long... Mark Langford, Huntsville, Alabama see KR2S project N56ML at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford email to N56ML "at" hiwaay.net
KR> flying hours
Mark wrote: , but what's been clear to me for a while now is > that when > it's cold outside, running carb heat improves mixture distribution > and fuel > economy, at least at 10K' where it's cold. I had noticed that there was some effect last winter with partial carb heat, But I never have kept things the same long enough to make any real correlations. > > I really need to put some wheel pants on my plane soon, but the next > time I > expect crappy weather for a few days I plan to extend the gear leg > brackets > 3" to see what that'll do for landing speed. And there are several > other > lists a mile long. . Get the wheel pants on so you can do what I did this morning -- Dig a pound of dirt and grass and crap out of the insides of them > I'm going to try to get out early today. The newly repaired transponder is not reporting altitude for some reason. If I can't get it fixed today I won't be able to go above 10K to try to call ya on the radio. Joe Horton, Coopersburg, PA. joe.kr2s.buil...@juno.com
KR> flying hours
I was averaging almost 175 hrs a year until I sold my last KR --- The Ainsworths <garya...@kwic.com> wrote: > 359 hours!! > Consider the average number of hours flown by a > private pilot is 50 -75 > hours a year! Which means a couple of hours per > week, with some weeks > interfered with; weather, job, family, health, etc. > How long has it taken mark to fly 359 hours? why > am I sitting at this > computer? > Who's having more fun?? > Have a good Friday! > Gary > > -Original Message- > From: krnet-bounces+garyains=kwic@mylist.net > [mailto:krnet-bounces+garyains=kwic@mylist.net] > On Behalf Of Mark > Langford > Sent: November 3, 2006 9:37 AM > To: KRnet > Subject: KR> a little wiring advice > > NetHeads, > > .. > Mark Langford, 359 KR flying hours (but that'll be > an old number before the > day is over) > see KR2S project N56ML at > http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford > email to N56ML "at" hiwaay.net > > ___ > Search the KRnet Archives at > http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to > krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at > http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > ___ > Search the KRnet Archives at > http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to > krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at > http://www.krnet.org/info.html > Sponsored Link Get an Online or Campus degree Associate's, Bachelor's, or Master's - in less than one year. http://www.findtherightschool.com
KR> flying hours
359 hours!! Consider the average number of hours flown by a private pilot is 50 -75 hours a year! Which means a couple of hours per week, with some weeks interfered with; weather, job, family, health, etc. How long has it taken mark to fly 359 hours? why am I sitting at this computer? Who's having more fun?? Have a good Friday! Gary -Original Message- From: krnet-bounces+garyains=kwic@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-bounces+garyains=kwic@mylist.net] On Behalf Of Mark Langford Sent: November 3, 2006 9:37 AM To: KRnet Subject: KR> a little wiring advice NetHeads, .. Mark Langford, 359 KR flying hours (but that'll be an old number before the day is over) see KR2S project N56ML at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford email to N56ML "at" hiwaay.net ___ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
