From: KR-net users group digest[SMTP:kr-net@telelists.com] Sent: Monday, September 06, 1999 12:24 AM To: kr-net digest recipients Subject: kr-net digest: September 05, 1999 KR-net users group Digest for Sunday, September 05, 1999. 1. Re: Missing Person 2. Re: Missing Person 3. Re: How would you fix this problem? 4. Re: Online Slide Show 5. KR-2 FOR SALE (posted 09/03/99 to KR-net) 6. Re: Find your fellow builders & ???? 7. Extra room at the Gathering 8. KRNet Awards - Last Call 9. D-Fly Canopy Purchase - Update 10. Re: Tom Raby R: Geo Question 11. N number directory? 12. Re: N number directory? 13. Re: Missing Person 14. virus 99' and new web site for swagaero 15. Happy 99 virus/worm 16. Saturdays Flyby 17. happy virus 18. KRNetiquette, again... 19. Tire Survey 20. Kr-2 Guy from france 21. plastic fuel tanks & others 22. Progress and weights 23. VW cases 24. kr2s 4/sale 25. Revmaster Engines 26. Re: Progress and weights 27. Re: Progress and weights 28. CAN I MAKE THIS AIRCRAFT WORK FOR ME? 29. Cheap engines? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: Missing Person From: Tlongcrier@aol.com Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1999 07:29:01 EDT X-Message-Number: 1 John Moyle I believe Steve Bennett of Great Plains Aircraft Supply bought Ken Cottle's airplane. I also understand that it was a KR 1 1/2 -either a widened KR 1 or a KR 2 set up as a single place. You can probably locate him through Steve. call or e-mail Linda at Great Plains Aircraft. TL ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: Missing Person From: ejanssen@chipsnet.com (Ed Janssen) Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1999 07:05:48 -0500 X-Message-Number: 2 John, If I'm correct, I believe Ken used to live/still lives in Columbia, MO. He built a stretched and widened KR-1 which he dubbed it the KR"1-1/2". If this is the plane you're referring to, he sold it several years ago to Steve Bennett, Great Plains Aircraft Supply Company. If you are going to the KR Gathering , Steve is supposed to be flying it there, weather permitting. Ed Janssen -----Original Message----- From: John Patrick Moyle To: KR-net users group Date: Saturday, September 04, 1999 12:09 AM Subject: [kr-net] Missing Person >Net Friends, > > Could anyone assist me in locating a KR1 builder named Ken Cottle? >He was located in Missouri I think. It's been years since his plane >appeared in Kitplanes, the first fixed gear model that I had seen. I can't >find him in the "landings.com" registry. Maybe you've seen the aircraft at >a show? It's white with red stripes and a red interior. I have never seen >him on the KR-net but if you're out there Ken drop me a line, I've still >got your photos. > > Many thanks, > John Moyle > jmoyle1@juno.com > >--- >You are currently subscribed to kr-net as: ejanssen@chipsnet.com >To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-kr-net-17800J@telelists.com > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: How would you fix this problem? From: GARYKR2@cs.com Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1999 09:00:20 EDT X-Message-Number: 3 There is a good chance to save this. Cut the section out in question, make a replacement piece to the correct size to fit in the opening. Plywood doublers( 1/8") on both sides extending 3" past the cuts. I made a portion fo my spar removable so I could pull the elevator. I made plates from 4130 and installed them the same as wing attach fittings on a wing spar. Looks ok, has stayed tight, no problems. Be back later, Jerry and I are doing flybys for local events at 12:30. The crowds love those 200 mph low passes with a vertical climb at the end. Gary Hinkle Middletown,Pa garykr2@cs.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: Online Slide Show From: CruzJ12@aol.com Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1999 10:00:32 EDT X-Message-Number: 4 In a message dated 9/3/99 1:20:52 AM EST, mikemims@home.com writes: << http://www.fortunecity.com/marina/anchor/270/test/sld001.htm >> Mike, Your slide show works just fine. Do you have drawings for the landing gear brackets? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: KR-2 FOR SALE (posted 09/03/99 to KR-net) From: flyakr2 Date: Sat, 04 Sep 1999 09:15:24 -0700 X-Message-Number: 5 KR enthusiasts: I am out of town for the weekend. Please direct all inquiries on my KR-2 that is for sale to (916) 920-3132. Otherwise, just leave e-mail for me and I will get in touch with you Sunday evening. Thank you. Dave ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: Find your fellow builders & ???? From: "Saunders" Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1999 12:27:18 -0400 X-Message-Number: 6 ----My info on your builders page is ok except the email address is saunders@hereintown.net not .com Thanks, Mike Saunders ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Extra room at the Gathering From: EagleGator@aol.com Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1999 16:38:45 EDT X-Message-Number: 7 My family vacation to the KR Gathering has been reduced to just me and my father, so I've got an extra room available in the cabin I have reserved. If there is anyone out there looking for a place to stay, contact me directly, eaglegator@aol.com, and we can talk details. My reservations are for Friday through Sunday. Cheers, Rick Junkin EagleGator@aol.com St. Charles MO http://members.aol.com/eaglegator ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: KRNet Awards - Last Call From: "Dean Collette" Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1999 22:51:04 -0500 X-Message-Number: 8 Netters, This is the last call for votes for the awards to be presented at the gathering. The response so far has been pretty good, but we can do better. You're vote does make a difference. The plaques will be made up soon, so I have to have the results in by Wednesday at the latest. DO NOT HIT "REPLY" TO THIS MESSAGE Please respond directly to mailto:drdean@execpc.com Use this post as a guide or form to vote for each of the following categories. For categories 1 & 2 include as much information as you can. Since these awards have never been given out before, there is no date limits on the posts that qualify for these awards. 1. Best Overall Post 2. Best Single Technical Post 3. Best Overall Contributor 4. Best Technical Contributor 5. Best Overall Web Site 6. Special Award Nominations Dean Collette Trailing Edge Technologies, LLC Mailto:drdean@execpc.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: D-Fly Canopy Purchase - Update From: "Dean Collette" Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1999 23:02:10 -0500 X-Message-Number: 9 Canopyheads; I talked with Slipstream on Friday and got the latest information on the canopies. All of the canopies are done at Aircraft Windshields, and will be shipped out this week. Despite putting together an extremely detailed 4 page document outlining all of the shipping and payment information for Slipstream, when I talked with the secretary that was handling all of this, she was still a bit confused. (I had to talk very slowly.) The bottom line is that I think that I got everything straightened out, but I'm not 100% certain. Hopefully, this will go smooth, but a million things could go wrong before everybody gets their canopy. If you have not received a canopy by 9/14/99 send me an email and I will give you the number for Slipstream. (I would send it out now, but since I am out of town, I don't have it handy.) The guys that are having me bring the canopy to the gathering - I think this go off without a hitch. I will email you with specifics when I have them. Dean Collette Milwaukee, Wisconsin Mailto:drdean@execpc.com Web Site at: http://www.execpc.com/~drdean/home.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: Tom Raby R: Geo Question From: "David G. Moore" Date: Sun, 05 Sep 1999 09:39:40 -0700 X-Message-Number: 10 Netters, Steve Parkman the owner of SWAGAERO was killed back in December of '98. Steve was testing a Veri EZ with a Sazuki and redrive. The web page has been taken off the Internet. Steve had some great ideas and was very willing to share his knowledge. Dave Moore At 12:43 PM 9/3/99, you wrote: >Tom: Sorry not to get right back to you. I should have use the Kr-net. I >opted to go the 4 cylinder route because it offered the most power for the >engine envelope for my 51' project. Suzuki engines are very good and >reliable. I got my engine thru a salage company and it only had 7000 miles >on it, a 1997. I then used the fuel injection process thru swag aero. >Cost all up including Reductions re-drive, around $2700. And I built all >of the hardware necessary including the motor mounts. I also am building a >KR-2 and using a Revemaster VW. VW's are also good engines, one just has >to keep in mind that the proper maintainence must be used on any engine and >follow the manufacturers reccomendations. >Let me know if you have any further questions on the Geo 4 cyln. I know it >pretty well by now. Cleo > >--- >You are currently subscribed to kr-net as: dgmoore1@gte.net >To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-kr-net-17800J@telelists.com > > David Moore mailto:dgmoore1@gte.net Henderson, Nv. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: N number directory? From: "David G. Moore" Date: Sun, 05 Sep 1999 09:39:59 -0700 X-Message-Number: 11 > >John Aberasturi wrote: >> >> Does anyone know of a directory for N numbers...I have a number and want to >> contact the owner. >> Thanks, >> John > >KRNetters, If you will put the http:// in front of the web page it is easier to access by us neophyte. Try this site: http://www.landings.com/_landings/pages/search_nnr.html Dave Moore David Moore mailto:dgmoore1@gte.net Henderson, Nv. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: N number directory? From: SkyHawk11@aol.com Date: Sun, 5 Sep 1999 08:47:36 EDT X-Message-Number: 12 LANDINGS.COM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: Missing Person From: John P Moyle Date: Sun, 5 Sep 1999 11:01:56 -0700 X-Message-Number: 13 Net Friends, Thanks to all that responded to my "missing person" post . I'm on his trail now! John Moyle jmoyle1@juno.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: virus 99' and new web site for swagaero From: "cleo greenhaw" Date: Sun, 5 Sep 1999 12:13:46 X-Message-Number: 14 Netters: hope every one is over the virus. I just ran latest version of Mcafee, 4.0 and it says I'm free. Re Steve Parkman fatality. I have the detail of the findings of the FAA via his pardner, Mark. According to him the wrong pitch was put into the prop, and that started the sequence which eventually caused the crash. A new web site for Swagaero is up and running. It is swagaero.homepage.com His ideas live on, the system manual are still available thru Mark, and he still programs the geo system computer. The Email address is swagaero@excite.com thanks to all Cleo at cleo@fullnet.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Happy 99 virus/worm From: "cleo greenhaw" Date: Sun, 5 Sep 1999 13:12:57 X-Message-Number: 15 Netters: It is possible that the virus checkers will not catch this "worm" and that is what it is. If your virus killer is running in the background or if you are on a schedule check you may be ok. If not, then thru the following address you can check to see if you are still infected. the address is long, here it is. http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/happy99.worm.html also If you want, I can Email the net the manual way to do it. I cleared mine the manual way. I hope the catch the guy that brought this misery on us. But it is old and it is everwhere. just be careful about opening exe files. Cleo cleo@fullnet.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Saturdays Flyby From: GARYKR2@cs.com Date: Sun, 5 Sep 1999 16:27:04 EDT X-Message-Number: 16 Jerry and I pleased the crowds yesturday with our flybys. We did three of them. The first was in formation at 100 mph, 2nd was gear down at 85 mph in formation, 3rd was at 185 mph not in formation. This was at an annual 1/4 scale meet. The person on the ground in raido contact with us, said they were amazed at how fast a "BUG" engine can go. He also heard about 15 to 20 of the modelers say they want to build KRs for there next planes. Be back in a little while, the wife just yelled for dinner(roast beef). Gary Hinkle Middletown, Pa. garykr2@cs.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: happy virus From: "JC Marais" Date: Sun, 5 Sep 1999 22:57:26 +0200 X-Message-Number: 17 Hi guys, I am "the" JC Marais from whom you received the virus. Sorry. I did not do it, although it came from me. The virus was sent to me, and I must have unknowingly installed the bugger. Afterwards I could find NO evidence of anything being sent. Sorry. It seems to me that my antivirus sw should be renamed to Dr. Dolittle. If you need help, pse email me at jcmarais@lantic.co.za Regards. JC -----Original Message----- From: Stefan B. To: KR-net users group Date: Wednesday, August 18, 1999 11:46 AM Subject: [kr-net] wood protection >As the wood is quite hygroscopic, I would like to protect it against the >moisture. The paint do not protect the wood, it just slows the moisture >penetration. Do you have any ideas? Do you know a coat material that is enough >hydrofuge to leave the wooden pores (of the Sitka Spruce) permeable to the air >but impermeable to water? > >Stefan. >Paris, France > > >--- >You are currently subscribed to kr-net as: jcmarais@lantic.co.za >To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-kr-net-17800J@telelists.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: KRNetiquette, again... From: "Mark Langford" Date: Sun, 5 Sep 1999 16:12:11 -0500 X-Message-Number: 18 KRNetHeads, I've been asked by several folks for a subtle reminder for what this list is all about. I offer the following rants and raves, especially for the new guys... Don't send enclosed files directly to the list. Either post your file to a web site or get someone else to post it for you. This way anyone who wants the file has easy access to it, but those who don't want or need it won't find an unwelcome attachment appearing uninvited on their computer. Given the proliferation of viruses lately, I never open any file that I get from KRNet or anybody else. Only when it comes from a family member or tight friend do I chance trashing my PC to open what usually turns out to be somebody's idea of a joke. If you don't have anything substantial to say, please don't post anything. This is a KR list, and as such really needs to stay focused on KRs, or at least airplanes. At the time of this writing there are over 450 people on the list. If we all decided to say something every day, we'd have a real problem. Ask yourself, "Do 450 people really need to see this, or are 450 people going to be annoyed at me?" Personally, my time is pretty precious to me, and I hate to waste it reading trivial email. And is it something that you could find somewhere else? Search engines are wonderful things, and you never know, you might uncover something newsworthy for the rest of us! Carefully consider whether or not you need to reply to a post. Saying "me too", "thanks a lot", or "I don't know" doesn't contribute to the thread, it just makes the list more bothersome. If you don't know what you're talking about, listen rather than talk. There are VERY FEW people who know everything about everything. Try to stick to things you KNOW about and let others answer the rest. Try to write "keeper" posts if you're an expert on something. Cover the whole issue, answer all possible questions, address both sides of an issue, and make it a post that others will want to save or print out. Those are the gems that we all search for on KRNet. Keep personal stuff offline. Finding that some other KRNetter is from your neck of the woods isn't a good enough reason to bother us all with your efforts to strike up an acquaintance. Although some lists arrange addresses so that "reply" goes back to the original sender rather than to the list, this is not the case with KRNet. When you "reply," your mail goes to KRNet and its 450 members, not directly to the sender. You'll have to make an extra effort to find the original sender's email address. How you do this varies depending on your software, but it will usually be obtainable under "Properties" or something similar. Once you find the email address of the person you want to communicate with, you're all set. Talk to your heart's content. Put your email address in your signature so that others can more easily email you "offnet." If we all had our addresses at the bottom of our posts, it would be far easier to "email direct." If the email address at the bottom of a post is blue, just click on it. If it's not, cut it and paste it into the "To" box. A signature line which contains your real name is also a plus. When replying to a post, delete everything but a few key sentences from the previous post. It's really annoying to have to search through three or four pages of stuff to find where someone wrote "me too" way down at the bottom. Conversely, at least put SOMETHING in the post to remind us what you're replying to. A post like "yeah, that's how I did mine, and it works great" doesn't mean a thing if the reader doesn't know what you're talking about. If you have something you want to share, specify that you want replies to go offline. It's nice to say, "Hey, I've got the Holy Grail on thingamajigs, anybody want it?" But when 15 people reply online that they want it, it gets kinda painful wading through all of those posts for nothing.A gentle reminder to "reply offline" and furnishing your email address will be a big help. Minimize advertising to this list. It's okay to let folks know there's a new service or a new business, but point them to web site. We don't need a bunch of advertising here. Personal testimonials as to a product's usefulness are welcome anytime, as long as it's not YOUR product In any case, we've decided to restrict advertising to Fridays . It would be wise, however, not to abuse the privilege. It's okay to interject some personality into emails, just make a contribution while you're at it. I like to let other KRNetters know who I am and what my interests are, but I try to tack that sort of stuff to the bottom of a post in which I've made some sort of contribution to the cause. Asking questions is fine, but please check the archives at http://www.krnet.org before you post. Virtually everything that's been asked in the last few months has been brought up and "beat to death" several times before, and it's all in the archives. You can read a chapter of the archives every night, and you too can become a KR guru in a week! I'm serious. You don't really want to look TOO much like a newbie, do you? Try not to take things personally. We're all here to help each other. There are usually several ways to take comments. Always try to pick the "nicest" interpretation, rather than trying to read animosity into a post. It's a lot easier to just ignore a snide comment and let it slide. Try to avoid "having the last word." On the other hand, don't post little one-liner "jabs" to get somebody's goat. They waste everybody's time and lead to bloody net wars in which valuable people unsubscribe and cease to help you with your KR problems. The guy you just ran off might have saved your life someday. Mark Langford, Huntsville, Alabama mailto:langford@hiwaay.net see KR2S project N56ML at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Tire Survey From: GARYKR2@cs.com Date: Sun, 5 Sep 1999 19:47:49 EDT X-Message-Number: 19 Tire type- Lamb( now Cheng Shin ) Size- 11X4.00-5 8 Ply Rating Load Range D. Max PSI- 70 I'm using 40 psi in mine. Tried 30, then 25, lower psi took more power to get it to role. Tires are on KR2, retracts, 613 lbs empty. Can't remeber who ask for the info. Gary Hinkle Middletown, Pa. garykr2@cs.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Kr-2 Guy from france From: "cleo greenhaw" Date: Sun, 5 Sep 1999 18:22:20 X-Message-Number: 20 To seal your wood, try The West System from Aircraft spruce. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: plastic fuel tanks & others From: Willard561@aol.com Date: Sun, 5 Sep 1999 21:32:43 EDT X-Message-Number: 21 I used my DMM onday to see if the stock Chrysler plastic tanks were static conductive& sure enough there was a reading of about 1meg with about 1 spacing on the probes of 5 diferent spots. Also the Army uses a metal container( airframe) with a ballistic linner followed by a foam filler. And then they use fittings that are designed to break away & seal off in a crash. Bill Higdon Willard561 @aol.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Progress and weights From: Mike Mims Date: Sun, 05 Sep 1999 18:42:36 -0700 X-Message-Number: 22 Well leg number two was built today. It came out just great. I also ripped the other oleo off the plane so now she is completely leg-less! I held the new gear leg in place and found the it will put the wheel about 8 inches in front of the main spar. That's a four inch gain, Woo Hoo! On another note I balanced the elevator and ailerons today. So for that person who wanted to know how much weight it takes to balance an aileron here goes. My ailerons weigh 3.5 pounds each and it takes 2.3 pounds of lead to balance it 100% on the plans built arms. It took 3 pounds of lead to balance the elevator. -- zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Micheal Mims Building New Gear Legs http://www.fortunecity.com/marina/anchor/270/ http://members.home.com/mikemims/ Aliso Viejo CA ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: VW cases From: Mike Mims Date: Sun, 05 Sep 1999 19:25:15 -0700 X-Message-Number: 23 Does anyone know if the new cases for the type 3 VWs are all aluminum? Just wondering if VW is still using magnesium alloy. -- zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Micheal Mims Building New Gear Legs http://www.fortunecity.com/marina/anchor/270/ http://members.home.com/mikemims/ Aliso Viejo CA ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: kr2s 4/sale From: "david tillema" Date: Sun, 5 Sep 1999 22:54:46 -0500 X-Message-Number: 24 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01BEF7F1.A6B1C600 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Anyone interested, please look it over at : = http://www.geocities.com/Pipeline/Ramp/1535/kr2s.html . Im asking = $7500.00 . =20 Thankyou for your time, Dave Tillema =20 dtillema@ev1.net ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01BEF7F1.A6B1C600 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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