---------------------------------------------------------- KIS-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 12/20/10: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 08:39 AM - Re: update (Richard Trickel) 2. 09:43 AM - Re: update (F. Tim Yoder) 3. 10:03 PM - Re: update (Larry David) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:39:54 AM PST US From: Richard Trickel Subject: Re: KIS-List: update To all Glad to see some action on the site.- It is really nice to see what is gi ng on with you all especially since I am so far away. Me, well we have just about finished the last Cruiser to be made in the US by me in 2004.- The airplane was originally made for a Pulsar customer th at had ordered two planes but cancelled the order prior to shipment from wh at I understand.- We never started the second plane.- The plane then we nt to El Salavdor with everything else and was partially assembled there bu t never finished.- Zizo my current boss bought the plane and brought it t o Brasil along with a superior engine.- I started working on the plane wh ile designing a new plane (Volare) here and just recently did the weight an d balance on it.- It is a bit different in that we moved the engine forwa rd two inches and modified a contintal cowl to fit the Lycoming.- A compa ny here made and exhaust with a muffler and it runs really quiet.- We sho uld fly soon but there a few things to do yet.- \I goofed up one of the w ing fairings so need to repair that.- the Volare is coming along nicely now that we have the material to build hi gh temp composites.- The first fuselage bottom came out of the oven frida y and many of the smaller parts have been built.- The one piece spar will be built soon.- we are eager to get that together to see how much weight we will save. -I have had a few setbacks my self and will be getting some plumbing modi fications in the next couple of days that will slow me down a bit but is st ill will be able to guide the workers along here while recouperating throug h computer and drawings.- They have pretty good medical resources here. - I see that the cold has set in up there and wish we had a little here.- I t=B4s in the 90=B4s most of the time. Keep the postings comming Rich --- On Sun, 12/19/10, bakerocb@cox.net wrote: From: bakerocb@cox.net Subject: Re: KIS-List: Quiet on the KIS Front, Update on mine 12/19/2010 Hello Galin, Thanks for the report. A couple of questions if I may. You wro te: 1) "I had to change out the 9yo battery ...." What brand, kind, and size of battery? 2) "The autopilot has been intermittent for the entire trip." What kind of autopilot? Thanks, 'OC' Baker Says: "The best investment we can make is the time and effort to gather and understand knowledge." ======= ----- Original Message ----- From: "Galin Hernandez" Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2010 11:51 AM Subject: Re: KIS-List: Quiet on the KIS Front, Update on mine > NICE! > > My wife and I are on a 35 day trip from Houston, TX - Meridian, MS - > Brunswick, GA - Tampa, FL - Miami, FL - Aguadilla, PR and back. We are in > Puerto Rico right now and start our return flight(s) to the cold weather > tomorrow. We expect to be back in Houston on December 26th. > > The weather has been AWESOME here in Puerto Rico and SN4052 has flown > without any problems. I had to change out the 9yo battery when in Tampa > since it finally quit after nursing it for the last year. The autopilot h as > been intermittent for the entire trip. These have been the only issues > during the entire time. Up to now we have flown 24.3hrs and over 2900NM > since we started. > > We have flown IFR every leg so you can see where we have flown on > FLIGHTAWARE.COM under tail number N819PR or you can go to our web page ( > puertoricoflyer.com) and click on "Where are we now" and you can follow o ur > SPOT GPS Tracker when we depart tomorrow in real time. > > I will update you when we are back in Houston. > > Galin > N819PR le, List Admin. =0A=0A=0A ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 09:43:51 AM PST US From: "F. Tim Yoder" Subject: Re: KIS-List: update Good to hear from you.Sounds like you are busy. Good luck with the medical issues and have a Merry Christmas. Tim - TR-1 ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Trickel To: kis-list@matronics.com Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 9:38 AM Subject: Re: KIS-List: update To all Glad to see some action on the site. It is really nice to see what is ging on with you all especially since I am so far away. Me, well we have just about finished the last Cruiser to be made in the US by me in 2004. The airplane was originally made for a Pulsar customer that had ordered two planes but cancelled the order prior to shipment from what I understand. We never started the second plane. The plane then went to El Salavdor with everything else and was partially assembled there but never finished. Zizo my current boss bought the plane and brought it to Brasil along with a superior engine. I started working on the plane while designing a new plane (Volare) here and just recently did the weight and balance on it. It is a bit different in that we moved the engine forward two inches and modified a contintal cowl to fit the Lycoming. A company here made and exhaust with a muffler and it runs really quiet. We should fly soon but there a few things to do yet. \I goofed up one of the wing fairings so need to repair that. the Volare is coming along nicely now that we have the material to build high temp composites. The first fuselage bottom came out of the oven friday and many of the smaller parts have been built. The one piece spar will be built soon. we are eager to get that together to see how much weight we will save. I have had a few setbacks my self and will be getting some plumbing modifications in the next couple of days that will slow me down a bit but is still will be able to guide the workers along here while recouperating through computer and drawings. They have pretty good medical resources here. I see that the cold has set in up there and wish we had a little here. It=B4s in the 90=B4s most of the time. Keep the postings comming Rich --- On Sun, 12/19/10, bakerocb@cox.net wrote: From: bakerocb@cox.net Subject: Re: KIS-List: Quiet on the KIS Front, Update on mine To: kis-list@matronics.com, galinhdz@gmail.com Date: Sunday, December 19, 2010, 6:40 PM 12/19/2010 Hello Galin, Thanks for the report. A couple of questions if I may. You wrote: 1) "I had to change out the 9yo battery ...." What brand, kind, and size of battery? 2) "The autopilot has been intermittent for the entire trip." What kind of autopilot? Thanks, 'OC' Baker Says: "The best investment we can make is the time and effort to gather and understand knowledge." ======= ----- Original Message ----- From: "Galin Hernandez" To: Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2010 11:51 AM Subject: Re: KIS-List: Quiet on the KIS Front, Update on mine > NICE! > > My wife and I are on a 35 day trip from Houston, TX - Meridian, MS - > Brunswick, GA - Tampa, FL - Miami, FL - Aguadilla, PR and back. We are in > Puerto Rico right now and start our return flight(s) to the cold weather > tomorrow. We expect to be back in Houston on December 26th. > > The weather has been AWESOME here in Puerto Rico and SN4052 has flown > without any problems. I had to change out the 9yo battery when in Tampa > since it finally quit after nursing it for the last year. The autopilot has > been intermittent for the entire trip. These have been the only issues > during the entire time. Up to now we have flown 24.3hrs and over 2900NM > since we started. > > We have flown IFR every leg so you can see where we have flown on > FLIGHTAWARE.COM under tail number N819PR or you can go to our web page ( > puertoricoflyer.com) and click on "Where are we now" and you can follow our > SPOT GPS Tracker when we depart tomorrow in real time. > > I will update you when we are back in Houston. > http://www.matronics.================== ===== ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 10:03:33 PM PST US From: Larry David Subject: Re: KIS-List: update Hi Rich, Seasons Greetings from SoCal. Hope you have a quick and uncomplicated recovery. Anxious to see pictures of the new plane. Larry On 12/20/2010 8:38 AM, Richard Trickel wrote: > To all > Glad to see some action on the site. It is really nice to see what is > ging on with you all especially since I am so far away. > Me, well we have just about finished the last Cruiser to be made in > the US by me in 2004. The airplane was originally made for a Pulsar > customer that had ordered two planes but cancelled the order prior to > shipment from what I understand. We never started the second plane. > The plane then went to El Salavdor with everything else and was > partially assembled there but never finished. Zizo my current boss > bought the plane and brought it to Brasil along with a superior > engine. I started working on the plane while designing a new plane > (Volare) here and just recently did the weight and balance on it. It > is a bit different in that we moved the engine forward two inches and > modified a contintal cowl to fit the Lycoming. A company here made > and exhaust with a muffler and it runs really quiet. We should fly > soon but there a few things to do yet. \I goofed up one of the wing > fairings so need to repair that. > the Volare is coming along nicely now that we have the material to > build high temp composites. The first fuselage bottom came out of the > oven friday and many of the smaller parts have been built. The one > piece spar will be built soon. we are eager to get that together to > see how much weight we will save. > I have had a few setbacks my self and will be getting some plumbing > modifications in the next couple of days that will slow me down a bit > but is still will be able to guide the workers along here while > recouperating through computer and drawings. They have pretty good > medical resources here. > I see that the cold has set in up there and wish we had a little > here. Its in the 90s most of the time. > Keep the postings comming > Rich > > --- On *Sun, 12/19/10, bakerocb@cox.net //* wrote: > > > From: bakerocb@cox.net > Subject: Re: KIS-List: Quiet on the KIS Front, Update on mine > To: kis-list@matronics.com, galinhdz@gmail.com > Date: Sunday, December 19, 2010, 6:40 PM > > > > > 12/19/2010 > > Hello Galin, Thanks for the report. A couple of questions if I > may. You wrote: > > 1) "I had to change out the 9yo battery ...." > > What brand, kind, and size of battery? > > 2) "The autopilot has been intermittent for the entire trip." > > What kind of autopilot? > > Thanks, > > 'OC' Baker Says: "The best investment we can make is the time and > effort to gather and understand knowledge." > > ================================ > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Galin Hernandez" > > > To: > > Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2010 11:51 AM > Subject: Re: KIS-List: Quiet on the KIS Front, Update on mine > > > > NICE! > > > > My wife and I are on a 35 day trip from Houston, TX - Meridian, MS - > > Brunswick, GA - Tampa, FL - Miami, FL - Aguadilla, PR and back. > We are in > > Puerto Rico right now and start our return flight(s) to the cold > weather > > tomorrow. We expect to be back in Houston on December 26th. > > > > The weather has been AWESOME here in Puerto Rico and SN4052 has > flown > > without any problems. I had to change out the 9yo battery when > in Tampa > > since it finally quit after nursing it for the last year. The > autopilot has > > been intermittent for the entire trip. These have been the only > issues > > during the entire time. Up to now we have flown 24.3hrs and over > 2900NM > > since we started. > > > > We have flown IFR every leg so you can see where we have flown on > > FLIGHTAWARE.COM under tail number N819PR or you can go to our > web page ( > > puertoricoflyer.com) and click on "Where are we now" and you can > follow our > > SPOT GPS Tracker when we depart tomorrow in real time. > > > > I will update you when we are back in Houston. > > http://www.matronics.======================= > > > > > > * > > * ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message kis-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/KIS-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/kis-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/kis-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.