KR> Todays flight. a celebration

2011-12-24 Thread Dan Heath
Dave, Will you please fly your KR to the 40th in Mt. Vernon this coming year? See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics  See you at the 2012 - KR Gathering in Mt. Vernon, Il – MVN – 40th Anniversary There is a time for building and it never seems to end. Daniel R. Heath - Lexingt

KR> iFly 700

2011-12-24 Thread Dave Dunwoodie
I've been following the comments with interest. I own several GPS units, Garmin included, and have a total of four GPS units in my Warrior (for various reasons). I can say hands-down, the iFly 700 wins the prize. I've been so enamored with this unit that I actually removed the Garmin and re-w

KR> Todays flight. a celebration

2011-12-24 Thread dave
24 December 2011, one day after my 75th year on earth. Took a short flight in the John Day valley to celebrate my jubilee. Easy flight, no snow in the valley, snow line at approximately '6,000 feet, pretty mild winter so far in eastern Oregon. Logged time totals 1,436 hours on my KR, first fligh

KR> Thoughts and ideas on stretching the wingspan

2011-12-24 Thread Jeff Scott
That is known as a Gurney Flap, or wickerbill. It first appeared in Indy car racing on a Dan Gurney Car, thus the name. It is essentially a way to change the pressure differentials between two sides of an airfoil.. Do a google search on Gurney Flap and you'll find lots of information on it. -J

KR> Home made EFIS??

2011-12-24 Thread Jose Fuentes
all this is done and works great. Www.pcavionics.com there is also a solid state device you can hook up called egyro that gives you static/pitot inputs as well as xyz gyro and magnetic compass. Enjoy, its what I have setup in my bd4 the computer is under a seat using an itx mobo in an auto case w

KR> Thoughts and ideas on stretching the wingspan

2011-12-24 Thread Dene Collett
Mark, on the Whisper motor glider, the wing has a very pronounced cusp on the underside and results in very high stick forces due to the size and length of the ailerons. Pilot fatigue is a major factor on longer flights. We have corrected this with trim tabs but as you know this just adds drag. Wha