From: KR-net users group digest[SMTP:kr-net@telelists.com] Sent: Saturday, August 21, 1999 12:16 AM To: kr-net digest recipients Subject: kr-net digest: August 20, 1999 KR-net users group Digest for Friday, August 20, 1999. 1. Re: Things To Think About 2. safety first 3. Re: safety first 4. Re: safety first 5. Re: Things to think about 6. About Flight simulator 7. aileron counter balance arm 8. 99 Gathering 9. Re: aileron counter balance arm 10. Re: Things To Think About ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: Things To Think About From: Donald Reid Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 08:35:05 -0400 X-Message-Number: 1 Mike Mims wrote: (Great Big Snip) > Installing a prop that has 2 inches less pitch gives you 300 more RPM, > in my opinion that's fits the criteria for a minor change, in other > words I wouldn't bother telling anyone. But ... I have heard that some FAA types will require a notification for a prop change. The problem is that the regs are not written specifically. They are open to interpretation. Our local builders say to always try and deal with the same person, start talking to them early to develop a relationship, get all of it in writting, etc. Just remember that it could be worse. When my Dad built his plane back in the 60's, you had to get an FAA inspection every 12 months. In the good old days, your airworthiness certificate was only valid for one year, no matter how much you flew it. -- Don Reid Bumpass, Va. mailto:donreid@erols.com KR2XL at http://www.erols.com/donreid/kr_page.htm Ultralights at http://www.erols.com/donreid/usua250.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: safety first From: "David McKelvey" Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 7:14:28 X-Message-Number: 2 netters, please allow me a bit of bandwidth to humble myself and offer a word of caution. I have been an A&P and woodworker hobiest for 15 yrs. so I guess I always knew last night would happen, I just didn't know when. I was using a hand held biscut joiner on a small piece of walnut. Right now you should be thinking "use a clamp to hold your work". If I had, you would'nt be reading this. You know what happened next, the blade kicked the wood from my hand and before I knew what happened I severed my middle finger about in the middle of the nail, cutting thru the bone. The good news, a very capable emergency room Dr reattached my fingertip and color imediately retuned. My finger is about 3/16ths shorter than it was yesterday. The bad news, I am a safety rep at work, I have been to OSHA industrial training, I have heard many injured co-workers say "I knew better" and I do. Don't get careless when building your dream, it takes 10 sec. to clamp a small piece, or grab a push stick before you turn on the table saw. I thank God that it didn't cut thru the knuckle, it only took a split sec to go right thru the bone and I didn't even know it. Each time you use a power tool, ask yourself "what safe guards should I be using?" thanks for your time and keep em flying!! dave ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: safety first From: Gary Bunch Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 10:11:27 -0500 X-Message-Number: 3 Good post David. At work we see "safety this, safety that", but when we get home we tend to become a little less conscious of the need to do our everday activities in a safe way. Those power tools we use have no conscience and will cut that flesh, flip something in the eye, or even shock us just as readily as doing their intended job. Sorry about that finger. Work safe Guys. Gary Bunch Alvin, Tx David McKelvey wrote: > > netters, > > please allow me a bit of bandwidth to humble myself and offer a word of > caution. > > I have been an A&P and woodworker hobiest for 15 yrs. so I guess I always > knew last night would happen, I just didn't know when. > > I was using a hand held biscut joiner on a small piece of walnut. > Right now you should be thinking "use a clamp to hold your work". > If I had, you would'nt be reading this. You know what happened next, the > blade kicked the wood from my hand and before I knew what happened > I severed my middle finger about in the middle of the nail, cutting > thru the bone. The good news, a very capable emergency room Dr > reattached my fingertip and color imediately retuned. My finger is > about 3/16ths shorter than it was yesterday. The bad news, I am a > safety rep at work, I have been to OSHA industrial training, I have > heard many injured co-workers say "I knew better" and I do. > > Don't get careless when building your dream, it takes 10 sec. to clamp > a small piece, or grab a push stick before you turn on the table saw. > I thank God that it didn't cut thru the knuckle, it only took a split sec > to go right thru the bone and I didn't even know it. Each time you > use a power tool, ask yourself "what safe guards should I be using?" > > thanks for your time and keep em flying!! > > dave > > --- > You are currently subscribed to kr-net as: lightbulb@iwl.net > To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-kr-net-17800J@telelists.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: safety first From: "John Weikel" Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 10:05:46 -0500 X-Message-Number: 4 You said it, I have a stiff and mangled left index finger that took a pass through a belt sander with much the same results. John W KR-2S RW-6 Kerrville, Tx jandd@maverickbbs.com -----Original Message----- From: David McKelvey To: KR-net users group Date: Friday, August 20, 1999 2:14 AM Subject: [kr-net] safety first >netters, > >please allow me a bit of bandwidth to humble myself and offer a word of >caution. > >I have been an A&P and woodworker hobiest for 15 yrs. so I guess I always >knew last night would happen, I just didn't know when. > >I was using a hand held biscut joiner on a small piece of walnut. >Right now you should be thinking "use a clamp to hold your work". >If I had, you would'nt be reading this. You know what happened next, the >blade kicked the wood from my hand and before I knew what happened >I severed my middle finger about in the middle of the nail, cutting >thru the bone. The good news, a very capable emergency room Dr >reattached my fingertip and color imediately retuned. My finger is >about 3/16ths shorter than it was yesterday. The bad news, I am a >safety rep at work, I have been to OSHA industrial training, I have >heard many injured co-workers say "I knew better" and I do. > >Don't get careless when building your dream, it takes 10 sec. to clamp >a small piece, or grab a push stick before you turn on the table saw. >I thank God that it didn't cut thru the knuckle, it only took a split sec >to go right thru the bone and I didn't even know it. Each time you >use a power tool, ask yourself "what safe guards should I be using?" > >thanks for your time and keep em flying!! > >dave > >--- >You are currently subscribed to kr-net as: jandd@maverickbbs.com >To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-kr-net-17800J@telelists.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: Things to think about From: Michael Taglieri Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 01:13:27 -0400 X-Message-Number: 5 >Seems that the regs state that if you make a major modification to your >homebuilt it must be re-inspected. You do have the option of sending a >letter to the FAA asking them to approve of you changes without an >inspection but from what I gather that doesn't happen that often. > >One builder has changed the engine size and switched from a retractable >gear to a fixed gear. This in the opinion of the FAA is a MAJOR change. >So guess what he gets to do? It can get even worse if you have insurance. If you make a major change and decide you don't like it and change it back to EXACTLY what it was before, your insurance is still void because you made the change, even though you changed it back. So if you make a change and have insurance let them know so you can jump through their hoops after you get done jumping through the FAA's hoops. Mike Taglieri ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: About Flight simulator From: "Stefan den Boer" Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 22:05:37 +0200 X-Message-Number: 6 Hi guys. Over here in the netherlands we are making progres. Next week we are finisched with the flight controlls. After that we will start on the flaps. Is there somebody who knows where i can find a update for the flight simulator for windows 95. I am looking for the update for the netherlands. Thanks. Stef. KR-2 75% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: aileron counter balance arm From: WA7YXF@aol.com Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 20:06:14 EDT X-Message-Number: 7 I am working from plans #5092 book 53 revised 1979 so, you know where I'm coming from. I had asked on the net how far the arm protruded ahead of the aileron spar. I didn't get any answers. But! I did figure it out. In a news letter it was written that it was made from 2"x10"x.250 6061-TO bent with a radius of .625. Also some of the spar materal will have to be removed. When I put this together the arm reached past the rear spar which I did not think should be cut on...the saying goes too soon old-too late smart. I find the 10" length was meant to make both arms...So for those who want to know the answer is, the arm protrudes 3" forward of the aileron spar. Add lead and its done. Lynn Hyder WA7YXF A7 RDM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: 99 Gathering From: John Roffey Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 21:30:15 -0500 X-Message-Number: 8 It's almost only a month away and I'm getting hyped to go so I'll throw this out because it's Friday and it's not related to building but fits the topic line. Any one in the Detroit area planning on going who might be interested in plane pooling, I have three empty seats in the 182. Leaving early Friday with a return Sunday afternoon. Anybody who might be interested, E-Mail me direct for details. John Roffey jeroffey@tir.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: aileron counter balance arm From: Mike Mims Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 22:35:57 -0700 X-Message-Number: 9 WA7YXF@aol.com wrote: > > I am working from plans #5092 book 53 revised 1979 so, you know where I'm > coming from. I always thought the aileron balance arms were made from the aluminum that you get with the kit from (2"X 5" X .125 I think) RR. Its the same stock that is used to make almost all of the controls. I got this idea I think from looking at the drawing sheets. -- zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Micheal Mims Filling and Sanding again! http://www.fortunecity.com/marina/anchor/270/ http://members.home.com/mikemims/ Aliso Viejo CA ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: Things To Think About From: jscott.pilot@juno.com Date: Sat, 21 Aug 1999 00:35:57 -0700 X-Message-Number: 10 >Just remember that it could be worse. When my Dad built his plane back >in the 60's, you had to get an FAA inspection every 12 months. In the >good old days, your airworthiness certificate was only valid for one >year, no matter how much you flew it. > > >-- >Don Reid For those of us involved with experimentals back then, if it was flyable, you needed to fly the plane to the GADO (General Aviation District Office) office for an annual inspection. Great fun. I got to fly my Starduster into the main airport in Des Moines, Iowa with no radio to have an annual done that took roughly 10 minutes. That way I got to stay current with dodging jets and landing with light signals all at the same time. The GADO office would also conduct periodic "inspection clinics" at local airports where they would decide to hold a clinic at a specific airport and every experimental near that end of the state would fly in to get their 10 minute annual. As the numbers of homebuilts increased, and it became more obvious that the type of annuals above had little value, the FAA decided to push the annual inspections onto the A&P mechanics and count the original builders in for maintenance since they were the ones that were really doing the work anyway. The EAA was given charge of trying to get builders to do phase inspections during construction. All of these decisions helped to get the right people doing the right things rather than having beaurocrats trying to conduct 10 minute annual inspections and having builders waiting months for an FAA guy to show up and bless them to close a wing. I believe the rules change was effective in 1980 as my last GADO inspection on my Starduster was in 1979. In 1980 it was inspected by an A&P. Jeff Scott - Los Alamos, NM mailto:jscott.pilot@juno.com See N1213w construction and first flight at http://www.thuntek.net/~jeb/krjeff.htm --- END OF DIGEST --- You are currently subscribed to kr-net as: johnbou@timberline.com To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-kr-net-17800J@telelists.com