From: krnet-bounces@mylist.net on behalf of krnet-request@mylist.net Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2003 12:00 PM To: krnet@mylist.net Subject: KRnet Digest, Vol 263, Issue 1 Send KRnet mailing list submissions to krnet@mylist.net To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mylist.net/listinfo/krnet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to krnet-request@mylist.net You can reach the person managing the list at krnet-owner@mylist.net When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of KRnet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. my KR weight (Mark Langford) 2. Re: my KR weight (Rick Wilson) 3. Re: Brakes 4. Calendar (Steve and Lori McGee) 5. Re: Calendar (Mark Langford) 6. Re: Calendar (Joseph H Horton) 7. Re: Calendar (Dan Heath) 8. Re: Calendar (cgardn628) 9. Calendar (Colin & Bev Rainey) 10. Calendar (Steve and Lori McGee) 11. (no subject) 12. Re: Calendar 13. Re: calender (Mike Turner) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 13:53:00 -0600 From: "Mark Langford" To: "KR builders and pilots" Subject: KR>my KR weight Message-ID: <24f401c3ccb3$082376a0$1202a8c0@basement> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Precedence: list Message: 1 Well, you knew it wouldn't take me long. I've reweighed my plane, although I had to weigh a lot of it separate, since it's sort of "opened up" right now. Everything altogether (including engine oil) is going to be 713 pounds, and I figure I still have about 7 pounds of paint to go, so I'll bet it'll be about 730 pounds. That'll give me a power to weight ratio of about 6.7:1 with half fuel, so I think I'll be just fine in the climb department! Wings are not attached so I couldn't nail down the CG, but I think I'm still on track to be just right there too, even though the battery is located on the aft side of the firewall. Right now I'm concentrating on getting the engine wired, plumbed, and ready to spin a prop. I'd like to get start testing and tuning the engine while it's still cold outside. Besides, if I had something that not only LOOKED like an airplane, but SOUNDED like one too, I'd be a lot more fired up than I am now, which is faced which a bunch of subsystems that don't quite add up to an airplane. I can't wait to see if I can climb the 12 degree slope out in front of my house... Mark Langford, Huntsville, AL N56ML "at" hiwaay.net see KR2S project at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 12:11:23 -0800 (PST) From: Rick Wilson To: KRnet Subject: Re: KR>my KR weight Message-ID: <20031227201123.47617.qmail@web21204.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <24f401c3ccb3$082376a0$1202a8c0@basement> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii MIME-Version: 1.0 Precedence: list Message: 2 Mark, I had a Kitfox with a 582 Rotax and it would pull the 8-10 degree slope in front of my house pretty good. The neighbors all thought I was nuts but who cares????? Rick Wilson. --- Mark Langford wrote: > Well, you knew it wouldn't take me long. I've > reweighed my plane, although > I had to weigh a lot of it separate, since it's sort > of "opened up" right > now. Everything altogether (including engine oil) > is going to be 713 > pounds, and I figure I still have about 7 pounds of > paint to go, so I'll bet > it'll be about 730 pounds. That'll give me a power > to weight ratio of about > 6.7:1 with half fuel, so I think I'll be just fine > in the climb department! > Wings are not attached so I couldn't nail down the > CG, but I think I'm still > on track to be just right there too, even though the > battery is located on > the aft side of the firewall. > > Right now I'm concentrating on getting the engine > wired, plumbed, and ready > to spin a prop. I'd like to get start testing and > tuning the engine while > it's still cold outside. Besides, if I had > something that not only LOOKED > like an airplane, but SOUNDED like one too, I'd be a > lot more fired up than > I am now, which is faced which a bunch of subsystems > that don't quite add up > to an airplane. I can't wait to see if I can climb > the 12 degree slope out > in front of my house... > > Mark Langford, Huntsville, AL > N56ML "at" hiwaay.net > see KR2S project at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford > > > > > _______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html ===== Rick Wilson, Haleyville, Alabama KR2-0200A -99% rwdw2002@yahoo.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 17:45:54 -0500 From: intrepid1ac@juno.com To: krnet@mylist.net Subject: Re: KR>Brakes Message-ID: <20031227.174605.-204163.0.intrepid1ac@juno.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Precedence: list Message: 3 Hi, Tim ... If no one has beaten me to these gear assemblies, I'd like to buy them. Thanks! a r t ============================================ A. F. Cacella 679 Sunset Drive, Waughtown Station Winston-Salem, NC 27107-9422 ============================================ Tel: 336-785-1950 e-dress: aerofabco@juno.com On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 22:35:04 -0500 "Timothy Bellville" writes: > I have a complete set of retract wheels brakes and gear legs that I > will part with for $40.00 > (that should just about cover crating and shipping) > I went with a fixed spring gear and have every thing but the spring > bar(had to cut it to remove it) > Tim > KR2 N7038V_______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > > ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 01:01:05 -0600 From: "Steve and Lori McGee" To: Subject: KR>Calendar Message-ID: <014d01c3cd10$5cb67ca0$0202a8c0@lori8v5h2xi9m3> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Precedence: list Message: 4 Well we got close to getting enough requests for a calendar, but only 3 = pictures sent in. Guess there wasn't enough interest. Steve McGee Endeavor Wi. USA Building a KR2S widened. lmcgee@maqs.net=20 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 07:43:10 -0600 From: "Mark Langford" To: "KRnet" Subject: Re: KR>Calendar Message-ID: <000c01c3cd48$886d26e0$2402a8c0@800Athlon> References: <014d01c3cd10$5cb67ca0$0202a8c0@lori8v5h2xi9m3> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Precedence: list Message: 5 Steve McGee wrote: > Well we got close to getting enough requests for a calendar, but only > 3 pictures sent in. > Guess there wasn't enough interest. I've already volunteered this privately, but I'll do it publicly now. When you first mentioned this, you wanted "fresh" photos that hadn't been on the web. I have a bad habit of publishing all of my really good stuff to the web, so mine were disqualified right from the beginning. What if you made the thing from some of my old stale rusty photos? I personally wouldn't mind seeing pictures such as the ones below hanging on my wall: http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/redoak2002/02092247.jpg http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/pinebluff2001/01092217.jpg http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/pinebluff2001/01092226.jpg http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/pinebluff2001/01092324.jpg http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/redoak2002/02092257.jpg http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/pinebluff2001/01092373.jpg http://www.krnet.org/030913121m2.jpg http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/pinebluff2001/010923119.jpg http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/redoak2002/02092240.jpg I'll bet I could manage to find twelve decent ones somewhere. You said you had enough requests, but not enough photos. How about if we do this. Anybody that told you they want one, and does NOT like this idea of using my photos, email Steve and let him know that you are OUT of the deal. Otherwise, you're welcome to use mine and I'll send them to you as soon as I can bundle them all up (tonight, probably). Let me know if you have a certain shape or size format, otherwise I'll send them with a lot higher resolution the ones I've posted to the web. If you just plain don't want to do it using my photos, no problem, I'll understand, but don't say you don't have enough pictures! Thanks, Mark Langford, Huntsville, AL N56ML "at" hiwaay.net see KR2S project at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 08:50:44 -0500 From: Joseph H Horton To: krnet@mylist.net Subject: Re: KR>Calendar Message-ID: <20031228.085044.-516079.1.joe.kr2s.builder@juno.com> Content-Type: text/plain MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Precedence: list Message: 6 I had tried to reply privately to op in on a calender but your E-mail bounced. I don't have any photos to contribute. Thanks- Joe Horton On Sun, 28 Dec 2003 01:01:05 -0600 "Steve and Lori McGee" writes: > Well we got close to getting enough requests for a calendar, but only > 3 pictures sent in. > Guess there wasn't enough interest. > > Steve McGee > Endeavor Wi. USA > Building a KR2S widened. > lmcgee@maqs.net > > > _______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > Joe Horton Coopersburg, Pa. joe.kr2s.builder@juno.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 09:05:08 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time) From: "Dan Heath" To: "krnet@mylist.net" Cc: "Jerry" Subject: Re: KR>Calendar Message-ID: <3FEEE314.000020.03672@Computer> References: <000c01c3cd48$886d26e0$2402a8c0@800Athlon> Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-1" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Precedence: list Message: 7 Great PICS, count me in, and I am sure that Jerry will want one also. =0D =0D See N64KR at http://KR-Builder.org - Then click on the pics=0D =0D Daniel R. Heath - Columbia, SC=0D =0D DanRH@KR-Builder.org=0D =0D See you in Mt. Vernon - 2004 - KR Gathering=0D =0D See our EAA Chapter 242 at http://EAA242.org=0D =0D -------Original Message-------=0D =0D From: KRnet=0D Date: Sunday, December 28, 2003 8:43:37 AM=0D To: KRnet=0D Subject: Re: KR>Calendar=0D =0D Steve McGee wrote:=0D =0D > Well we got close to getting enough requests for a calendar, but only > 3= =0D pictures sent in.=0D > Guess there wasn't enough interest.=0D =0D I've already volunteered this privately, but I'll do it publicly now. Whe= n=0D you first mentioned this, you wanted "fresh" photos that hadn't been on t= he=0D web. I have a bad habit of publishing all of my really good stuff to the=0D web, so mine were disqualified right from the beginning. What if you made= =0D the thing from some of my old stale rusty photos? I personally wouldn't=0D mind seeing pictures such as the ones below hanging on my wall:=0D =0D http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/redoak2002/02092247.jpg=0D http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/pinebluff2001/01092217.jpg=0D http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/pinebluff2001/01092226.jpg=0D http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/pinebluff2001/01092324.jpg=0D http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/redoak2002/02092257.jpg=0D http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/pinebluff2001/01092373.jpg=0D http://www.krnet.org/030913121m2.jpg=0D http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/pinebluff2001/010923119.jpg=0D http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/redoak2002/02092240.jpg=0D =0D I'll bet I could manage to find twelve decent ones somewhere.=0D =0D You said you had enough requests, but not enough photos. How about if we = do=0D this. Anybody that told you they want one, and does NOT like this idea of= =0D using my photos, email Steve and let him know that you are OUT of the dea= l.=0D Otherwise, you're welcome to use mine and I'll send them to you as soon a= s I=0D can bundle them all up (tonight, probably). Let me know if you have a=0D certain shape or size format, otherwise I'll send them with a lot higher=0D resolution the ones I've posted to the web. If you just plain don't want = to=0D do it using my photos, no problem, I'll understand, but don't say you don= 't=0D have enough pictures!=0D =0D Thanks,=0D =0D Mark Langford, Huntsville, AL=0D N56ML "at" hiwaay.net=0D see KR2S project at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford=0D =0D =0D =0D _______________________________________________=0D see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html=0D =2EFrom flykr2s@wi.rr.com Sun Dec 28 06:27:43 2003 Received: from ms-smtp-02.rdc-kc.rr.com ([24.94.166.122]) by lizard.esosoft.net with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1) id 1AabtP-000D6N-00 for krnet@mylist.net; Sun, 28 Dec 2003 06:27:43 -0800 Received: from mark (CPE-65-31-81-78.wi.rr.com [65.31.81.78]) by ms-smtp-02.rdc-kc.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id hBSEGfH8002083 for ; Sun, 28 Dec 2003 08:16:44 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <000c01c3cd4d$6abf3e80$6401a8c0@wi.rr.com> From: "Mark Jones" To: "KRnet" References: <014d01c3cd10$5cb67ca0$0202a8c0@lori8v5h2xi9m3> <000c01c3cd48$886d26e0$2402a8c0@800Athlon> Subject: Re: KR>Calendar Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 08:18:07 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-BeenThere: krnet@mylist.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b3 Precedence: list Reply-To: KRnet List-Id: KRnet List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Help: These photos are great......but, some of the planes are duplicated. I suggest there be a different plane for each month and no duplicates. Just my two centavos. I will take two calendars. Mark Jones (N886MJ) Wales, WI USA E-mail me at flykr2s@wi.rr.com Visit my KR-2S CorvAIRCRAFT web site at http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj/homepage.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Langford" To: "KRnet" Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2003 7:43 AM Subject: Re: KR>Calendar > Steve McGee wrote: > > > Well we got close to getting enough requests for a calendar, but > > only 3 > pictures sent in. > > Guess there wasn't enough interest. > > I've already volunteered this privately, but I'll do it publicly now. When > you first mentioned this, you wanted "fresh" photos that hadn't been > on the > web. I have a bad habit of publishing all of my really good stuff to > the web, so mine were disqualified right from the beginning. What if > you made the thing from some of my old stale rusty photos? I > personally wouldn't mind seeing pictures such as the ones below > hanging on my wall: > > http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/redoak2002/02092247.jpg > http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/pinebluff2001/01092217.jpg > http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/pinebluff2001/01092226.jpg > http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/pinebluff2001/01092324.jpg > http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/redoak2002/02092257.jpg > http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/pinebluff2001/01092373.jpg > http://www.krnet.org/030913121m2.jpg > http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/pinebluff2001/010923119.jpg > http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/redoak2002/02092240.jpg > > I'll bet I could manage to find twelve decent ones somewhere. > > You said you had enough requests, but not enough photos. How about if > we do > this. Anybody that told you they want one, and does NOT like this > idea of using my photos, email Steve and let him know that you are OUT > of the deal. > Otherwise, you're welcome to use mine and I'll send them to you as > soon as I > can bundle them all up (tonight, probably). Let me know if you have a > certain shape or size format, otherwise I'll send them with a lot > higher resolution the ones I've posted to the web. If you just plain > don't want to > do it using my photos, no problem, I'll understand, but don't say you don't > have enough pictures! > > Thanks, > > Mark Langford, Huntsville, AL > N56ML "at" hiwaay.net > see KR2S project at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford > > > > _______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 09:16:52 -0500 From: "cgardn628" To: "KRnet" Subject: Re: KR>Calendar Message-ID: <002a01c3cd4d$3d726970$6601a8c0@mdgwd52jlrmc3l> References: <014d01c3cd10$5cb67ca0$0202a8c0@lori8v5h2xi9m3> <000c01c3cd48$886d26e0$2402a8c0@800Athlon> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Precedence: list Message: 8 Did you get the one I sent you , Steve? Didn't get any bounce back ? Regards Chris Gardiner ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Langford" To: "KRnet" Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2003 8:43 AM Subject: Re: KR>Calendar > Steve McGee wrote: > > > Well we got close to getting enough requests for a calendar, but > > only 3 > pictures sent in. > > Guess there wasn't enough interest. > > I've already volunteered this privately, but I'll do it publicly now. When > you first mentioned this, you wanted "fresh" photos that hadn't been > on the > web. I have a bad habit of publishing all of my really good stuff to > the web, so mine were disqualified right from the beginning. What if > you made the thing from some of my old stale rusty photos? I > personally wouldn't mind seeing pictures such as the ones below > hanging on my wall: > > http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/redoak2002/02092247.jpg > http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/pinebluff2001/01092217.jpg > http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/pinebluff2001/01092226.jpg > http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/pinebluff2001/01092324.jpg > http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/redoak2002/02092257.jpg > http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/pinebluff2001/01092373.jpg > http://www.krnet.org/030913121m2.jpg > http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/pinebluff2001/010923119.jpg > http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/redoak2002/02092240.jpg > > I'll bet I could manage to find twelve decent ones somewhere. > > You said you had enough requests, but not enough photos. How about if > we do > this. Anybody that told you they want one, and does NOT like this > idea of using my photos, email Steve and let him know that you are OUT > of the deal. > Otherwise, you're welcome to use mine and I'll send them to you as > soon as I > can bundle them all up (tonight, probably). Let me know if you have a > certain shape or size format, otherwise I'll send them with a lot > higher resolution the ones I've posted to the web. If you just plain > don't want to > do it using my photos, no problem, I'll understand, but don't say you don't > have enough pictures! > > Thanks, > > Mark Langford, Huntsville, AL > N56ML "at" hiwaay.net > see KR2S project at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford > > > > _______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 09:43:19 -0500 From: "Colin & Bev Rainey" To: Subject: KR>Calendar Message-ID: <002301c3cd50$f894b980$f2452141@RaineyDay> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Precedence: list Message: 9 Bev & I will take several also. I lost some of my pictures due to a hard = drive crash, but will try to get some together for maybe next year. Colin & Bev Rainey KR2(td) N96TA Sanford, FL crainey1@cfl.rr.com http://kr-builder.org/Colin/index.htmlFrom flesner@midwest.net Sun Dec 28 06:58:55 2003 Received: from capitol.mail.pas.earthlink.net ([207.217.120.180]) by lizard.esosoft.net with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1) id 1AacNb-000DZo-00 for krnet@mylist.net; Sun, 28 Dec 2003 06:58:55 -0800 Received: from dsc07-cir-oh-206-215-105-241.rasserver.net ([206.215.105.241] helo=larry-flesner) by capitol.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1AacCw-0004T5-00 for krnet@mylist.net; Sun, 28 Dec 2003 06:47:54 -0800 Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20031228084037.007a6470@pop.midwest.net> X-Sender: flesner@pop.midwest.net (Unverified) X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 08:40:37 -0600 To: KRnet From: larry flesner In-Reply-To: <000c01c3cd48$886d26e0$2402a8c0@800Athlon> References: <014d01c3cd10$5cb67ca0$0202a8c0@lori8v5h2xi9m3> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Subject: KR>first flight story (long) X-BeenThere: krnet@mylist.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b3 Precedence: list Reply-To: KRnet List-Id: KRnet List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Help: Netters, I spent an hour or two yesterday morning writing up the story of my first flight in the KR for our local EAA chapter newsletter and decided to share it with the net. It's rather long so if you're not interested, just hit the delete key. I'm still trying to get the grin off my face.! :-) Larry Flesner Carterville, Illinois +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ THE BIRTHING OF 211LF Thirteen years building, designing, changing, rebuilding, re-doing and assembly, and the KR2, in its highly modified form, was finally ready to fly. No point to put it off any longer. It either flies or it becomes a strong candidate for firewood. I know there are people more qualified than me to make this first flight but I have to prove it can fly and that I can fly it. I'm also hoping I don't have to pay the ultimate price for my foolishness. I've spent several hours on the runway doing high speed taxi test and have gotten comfortable with the handling to the point of liftoff but what happens after that? What's that old saying, "Pride cometh before the stall"! I'm setting in the KR in front of the hangar trying to strap myself in and getting mentally prepared for the flight as Bill Riggin approaches. Without his help I wouldn't be to this point right now. I can't recall later exactly what they were but he has some final words of advice, probably something like "don't do anything stupid". I acknowledge him with an agreement but I'm probably past the point of advisement. The engine starts right up and everything looks good. I try not to think too far ahead but stay focused on the moment. This is no time to overlook something simple. As I get to the runway I decide to do a short taxi run to get comfortable on the rudders and head up RW36 for about 1000 feet. It feels just like the thirty or more times I've done this before so I turn around and back-taxi for takeoff. A run-up confirms everything is ready so I go over the checklist one more time. The last item says, "ready for takeoff" and the reality of the moment sinks in. Today's the day! I pull back onto the runway and roll for lineup on the centerline. Once established I start to feed in the power. The airspeed builds and the tail comes up just like my taxi runs but this time I'm not cutting the power. In a matter of seconds the KR feels light and seems to want to drift left with the slight crosswind blowing today. Without looking at the airspeed indicator I decide it's time to fly. With thumb and two fingers I apply a slight backpressure to the stick and I'm airborne! It feels great and the KR is stable as a rock. After three or four seconds I realize I'm committed to flight. In what seems like a half frozen state I only move the stick to keep the wings level and the nose right where it's at on the horizon. A slight pressure with no real movement is all it takes. After 30 seconds or so I decide it's time for a left turn to stay in the pattern so I put a little side pressure on the stick. The KR responds without hesitation. It's at this point I finally remember to look at the airspeed indicator and I'm doing 80K's and climbing at 750 fpm. This baby is a natural flier! I make a wide circle of the field as I climb for altitude. All engine gauges are in the green and everything seems to be working fine as I level off at 3000 feet. I try some shallow turns and begin to feel it out for handling. I intended to keep the speed down to 120mph on the first flight but everything feels so smooth that after a few minutes I let it stretch it's legs for about thirty seconds in level flight at full throttle. The ASI creeps around the dial to 135K's and the tach needle is wiggling toward, but cant' quite reach, 2500rpm. (I later found the tach to be in error, reading about 75 rpm too fast). With no wheel pants and what appears to be a bit too much prop, I start to get the warm fuzzy feeling that this thing is going to fly just the way I thought it would for the past thirteen years. With that warm fuzzy feeling came the realization that I was also going to have to land this thing in a few minutes. Time for another reality check. I back off the power to a high idle and explore a little slow flight. Everything feels good so I start descending toward the airport. At 1600 rpm and 110K's I'm getting a very modest decent rate. This bird is really slick. Although I haven't tried it yet I'm feeling good about that speed brake hanging on the belly. I get set up in a wide pattern for landing. I don't want anything happening too quickly. The approach on final is nice and stable but as I cross the numbers I realize I'm a bit fast. I'm not used to that silly ASI reading out in knots. I bring in the power and start a go-around. I decide it's time to test the speed brake and climb back to 1600 feet. I slow to 80K's and get stabilized. I start to work the speed brake down slowly and note the handling changes if any. It feels good at half down with a very slight airframe buffet as would be expected. The controls feel good so I start lowering it towards full down, still noting how the KR responds. As the brake goes down the nose pitches down slightly. Good. At full down, 90 degrees, there is considerable airframe buffeting and a noticeable reduction in airspeed. Some gentle turns confirm that the rudder and elevator controls have not been affected. I bring the brake up and head back to the airport. Another long stable approach and everything is looking good. I bring the speed brake to full down on about a half-mile final and get stabilized. It looks good all the way down to the numbers. When it comes time to flare I make the mistake of actually moving the stick. The KR does exactly what I tell it to do and levels off about four to five feet above the runway. I compound the problem by actually moving the stick again to get the nose down. After a few seconds I'm starting to get the feeling that I may just be along for the ride here and all I doing is messing things up. I relax the controls with the KR in a rather nose high attitude and close to the runway. The tailwheel touches with the mains still about two feet in the air and that brings them down with a good solid bounce of about six inches or more. Several bobbles, a few wiggles, and I appear to be rolling down the runway somewhat under control and begin to think I might just pull this off. About that time it reminds me it is a taildragger and I slightly over control the last two directional wiggles. In a matter of seconds I have it down to a fast taxi speed and I'm ready to turn around and taxi back to the ramp. I'll be d*m*ed! I did it! As I taxied in to the ramp I was getting thumbs up from the few people that witnessed the event. Man, does this feel great or what! Congratulations and pictures were in order and I tried to savor the moment that I had worked so hard and long to bring to reality. It took days to get the grin off my face and I still get excited each time I get to tell the story again. I hope the feeling never wears off. I owe a special thank you to my family for their patience and support during the long building process and a thank you to the many EAA chapter members who helped me along the way with everything from parts to advise. I also owe a great deal to the many KR builders and fliers that have proceeded me to this point and also helped point the way. A special thank you goes to Bill Riggin who looked over my shoulder for most of the thirteen years of building time. His help and advice helped make my dream a reality. At this point I can only share with you the advice on a card that Sallie had been saving for years and gave to me before the first flight. It said, " If your dream takes flight - follow it". Mine has, I did, and IT'S GREAT! Larry Flesner (Update) After four flights, I've pulled the prop and sent it back for re-pitching. I'm using the downtime to do some engine work. I'm replacing all the intake hoses and gaskets, rerouting the fuel line, looking to build a cabin heat muff, attack some oil leaks and other miscellaneous details. I hope to have the KR back in the air by mid January. In the mean time I'll continue to scratch the flying itch with the trusty Ol' Tripacer. Hum, I wonder if there is a federal regulation against a bigamist relationship with airplanes. If there is I'm nailed. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 09:36:13 -0600 From: "Steve and Lori McGee" To: Subject: KR>Calendar Message-ID: <003701c3cd58$5393d800$0202a8c0@lori8v5h2xi9m3> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Precedence: list Message: 10 OK OK I will throw one together. I just didn't want people to get upset = with a mostly "Mark Langford site calendar" when I had mentioned I = wanted fresh photos. I also was wanting to put information with them to = give credit and reference to the builders, location of picture etc. I = guess I will scrounge that from the sites. I will try my best at = picking inspirational pictures and will start going thru them. Those = with last minute pics, send them in and thank you. Steve McGee Endeavor Wi. USA Building a KR2S widened. lmcgee@maqs.net=20 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 11:36:56 EST From: MilFritz@aol.com To: krnet@mylist.net Subject: KR>(no subject) Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Precedence: list Message: 11 I am definitely interested in a calendar or two,finished flying aircraft,I presume. Fritz Hady KR-2 Mt Top, Pa. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 11:48:43 -0500 From: To: "KRnet" Subject: Re: KR>Calendar Message-ID: <011001c3cd62$744f77c0$0502a8c0@office> References: <003701c3cd58$5393d800$0202a8c0@lori8v5h2xi9m3> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Precedence: list Message: 12 Steve wrote: >I will try my best at picking inspirational pictures and will start >going thru them. Those with last minute pics, send them in Steve, Another idea is to take pictures from the 2003 gathering only. Each year, we take pictures from that year's gathering for the next year's calendar, expecially since the "profit" will go toward the gathering fund. This will always keep the pictures current and give it a theme. Just a thought... Dean Cooper Jacksonville, FL Email me at dean_cooper@bellsouth.net See my KR project at www.geocities.com/djramccoop1/KR2_Home.html ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 11:37:23 -0600 From: "Mike Turner" To: "KRnet" Subject: Re: KR>calender Message-ID: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Precedence: list Message: 13 Count me in on a calender or 2 also. Mike Turner Jackson, Mo. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: MilFritz@aol.com=20 To: krnet@mylist.net=20 Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2003 10:36 AM Subject: KR>(no subject) I am definitely interested in a calendar or = two,finished=20 flying aircraft,I presume. Fritz Hady KR-2 Mt Top, Pa. _______________________________________________ see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.htmlFrom lcriscil@tampabay.rr.com Sun Dec 28 09:54:56 2003 Received: from ms-smtp-03-smtplb.tampabay.rr.com ([65.32.5.133] helo=ms-smtp-03.tampabay.rr.com) by lizard.esosoft.net with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1)id 1Aaf7w-000FBR-00 for krnet@mylist.net; Sun, 28 Dec 2003 09:54:56 -0800 Received: from your1rnfg39627 (6535219hfc105.tampabay.rr.com [65.35.219.105]) by ms-smtp-03.tampabay.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id hBSHht6V014282 for ; Sun, 28 Dec 2003 12:43:55 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <009501c3cd6a$29596de0$0300a8c0@your1rnfg39627> From: "Les Criscillo" To: "KRnet" References: Subject: Re: KR>(no subject) Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 12:43:53 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1b3 X-BeenThere: krnet@mylist.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b3 Precedence: list Reply-To: KRnet List-Id: KRnet List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Help: I would like a calendar also-Thanks! Les Criscillo Tampa, FL Lcriscil@tampabay.rr.com http://groups.msn.com/LesLifeandfriends/homepage ----- Original Message -----=20 From: MilFritz@aol.com=20 To: krnet@mylist.net=20 Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2003 11:36 Subject: KR>(no subject) I am definitely interested in a calendar or = two,finished=20 flying aircraft,I presume. Fritz Hady KR-2 Mt Top, Pa. _______________________________________________ see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.htmlFrom Sonerai1@worldnet.att.net Sun Dec 28 10:29:22 2003 Received: from mtiwmhc13.worldnet.att.net ([204.127.131.117]) by lizard.esosoft.net with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1) id 1AaffG-000FTS-00 for krnet@mylist.net; Sun, 28 Dec 2003 10:29:22 -0800 Received: from HPHome (153.detroit-13rh15-16rt.mi.dial-access.att.net[12.75.44.153]) by worldnet.att.net (mtiwmhc13) with SMTP id <20031228181822113001b8hke>; Sun, 28 Dec 2003 18:18:23 +0000 Message-ID: <001601c3cd6e$fae082a0$992c4b0c@HPHome> From: "Timothy Bellville" To: "KRnet" References: <20031227.174605.-204163.0.intrepid1ac@juno.com> Subject: Re: KR>Brakes Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 13:18:22 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-BeenThere: krnet@mylist.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b3 Precedence: list Reply-To: KRnet List-Id: KRnet List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Help: I'm sorry they are spoken for. ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 5:45 PM Subject: Re: KR>Brakes > > Hi, Tim ... > > If no one has beaten me to these gear assemblies, > I'd like to buy them. > > Thanks! > a r t > ============================================ > A. F. Cacella > 679 Sunset Drive, Waughtown Station > Winston-Salem, NC 27107-9422 > ============================================ > Tel: 336-785-1950 > e-dress: aerofabco@juno.com > > On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 22:35:04 -0500 "Timothy Bellville" > writes: > > I have a complete set of retract wheels brakes and gear legs that I > > will part with for $40.00 > > (that should just about cover crating and shipping) > > I went with a fixed spring gear and have every thing but the spring > > bar(had to cut it to remove it) > > Tim > > KR2 N7038V_______________________________________________ > > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the > web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com > to sign up today! > > _______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ See KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html End of KRnet Digest, Vol 263, Issue 1 *************************************