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1. 04:27 AM - Re: radio noise (369PL)
2. 05:04 AM - Re: Re: radio noiseradio noise (Catz631@aol.com)
3. 05:43 AM - Ivo prop constant speed (eric)
4. 06:11 AM - Re: Re: radio noise (Noel)
5. 07:22 AM - Re: Re: radio noise (Noel)
6. 07:41 AM - Re: Re: radio noiseradio noise (Noel)
7. 09:18 AM - Re: What gear ratio are you running? (akflyer)
8. 09:36 AM - Re: model 5 gear pictures (akflyer)
9. 09:46 AM - Re: radio noise (akflyer)
10. 06:39 PM - Re: radio noise (369PL)
11. 07:46 PM - Re: What gear ratio are you running? (369PL)
12. 08:02 PM - Re: Re: radio noise (Noel)
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I flew my plane yesterday for a about 30 min. I used batteries in the gps instead
of the 12v plane power. I had no noise. I then unhooked the batteries and plugged
back into the plane and still no noise. I guess I have a intermitten problem.
My gps does not have a bluetooth. I checked the voltage with the gps it
says 9.6 my volt meeter says 12.9 the volt meeter on the dash says almost 14.
I have noticed that when I run my stobes my engine temp jumps up about 20 degrees
(indicated not actual). I have a grey head 582. with a key west rectifier.
How much joltage should I have. I will will take my cowl off this week and check
the ground connection as suggested.
Thanks guys for the suggestions
Warren
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| Subject: | Re: RE: radio noiseradio noise |
Noel,
I don't know where you came up with your ideas about why airlines don't
allow GPS use but they are wrong. As a former airline pilot I have
personally seen the results of a passenger using one as it effected my instruments
during an instrument approach. I had the flight attendant hunt down the user
and the erroneous indications stopped. GPS /cell phones can and do effect
the instruments.
Dick Maddux
Fox 4
Milton,Fl
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| Subject: | Ivo prop constant speed |
there is a Ivo IFA Prop constant speed controller on eBay right now
N58EW
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That actually came from the days when after every trans-Atlantic flight
there would be several jugs on the huge 28 cylinder engines replaced. They
used to say you could tell who the AME at the airport was... he always drove
the biggest car! So much overtime replacing jugs. Years ago there was a guy
who used to fly a connie from England to Canada as a freighter. On one trip
in mid Atlantic he lost one engine. Rather than feathering the blades and
dragging it the rest of the way. He didn't think he had the fuel to make it
anywhere with his load, he fined the pitch and caused the prop to over rev
until for lack of oil the engine seized and tore itself off the plane. He
then landed in Gander and had the engine, mount, cowling etc. replaced.
The other point is what you as a pilot could consider a standard operating
procedure, a passenger who is on their first flight, could get worried
about. Even ATC communications can be misinterpreted as a problem and
create anxiety in the cabin. I remember talking to an aircraft maintenance
instructor about his first flight in a BAE 146. When the tucked the gear he
thought the side was coming out of the plane... it was worse when the gear
was dropped! All that was normal but if it caused a seasoned maintenance
engineer some concern imagine what it would do to some guy who heard on his
pocket radio the plane sent for a go around because of wind shear!
When I studied aircraft maintenance we had one young fellow in our class
that you couldn't crowbar into a plane to go for a flight. He ended up
joining the Canadian military and now he has to fly...not only that he has
to fly on planes he is responsible for... Looks good on him J
Noel
From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Weiss Richard
Sent: 14 June 2009 11:49 PM
Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: RE: radio noise
On Jun 14, 2009, at 9:53 PM, Noel wrote:
they never mention that almost every flight
something minor goes wrong on the flight deck and they don't want you to
start a panic behind them.
Noel,
Everything you said was alright until this point, but really, I flew RJ's
(lots of electronics - EFIS, MFD, EICAS, etc.) for years and I had very few
flights where anything went wrong. I'm not sure where you got the stats
from, but they seem skewed. BTW, we didn't have Sat phones so royalties
weren't an issue for us, I think you may be right about that one.
Rick Weiss
N39RW Series V Speedster, 912ULS
SkyStar S/N 1
Port Orange, FL
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13.8V.
Due to the limited output of the alternator (around 16A or 220 Watts) I'm a
bit surprised about the temperature increase while running your strobes. If
you turn the strobes off how long does it take for your temperature to come
down again? Do you experience any loss of rpm?
Noel
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From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of 369PL
Sent: 15 June 2009 08:56 AM
Subject: Kitfox-List: Re: radio noise
I flew my plane yesterday for a about 30 min. I used batteries in the gps
instead of the 12v plane power. I had no noise. I then unhooked the
batteries and plugged back into the plane and still no noise. I guess I have
a intermitten problem. My gps does not have a bluetooth. I checked the
voltage with the gps it says 9.6 my volt meeter says 12.9 the volt meeter on
the dash says almost 14. I have noticed that when I run my stobes my engine
temp jumps up about 20 degrees (indicated not actual). I have a grey head
582. with a key west rectifier. How much joltage should I have. I will will
take my cowl off this week and check the ground connection as suggested.
Thanks guys for the suggestions
Warren
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| Subject: | RE: radio noiseradio noise |
The GPS is another quintal of fish... They actually have microprocessors in
them that certainly can for whatever reason interfere with your onboard
system that drives your EFIS. If the passenger had been in a different seat
you may never have known he was there... and maybe you would have.
Problem for you is today even some phones have more computing power than it
took to put a man in orbit. This means Blackberries and the sort can
interfere with your instruments. Hand held receivers for com frequencies
and straight cell phones probably won't interfere with you in the slightest.
I hope you wrote up the incident in the log so the avionics guys can go over
your systems to make sure that it wasn't a wakeup call for a more serious
problem.
Personally I have no problem with the restrictions on what you can and can't
take on a plane. I generally tell anyone who has to know when I'm landing
so using a sky phone, for me, actually interferes with the enjoyment of the
flight. I'm sure there are those who would like to use their laptops in
flight but with the RF noise they produce... no thanks.
My point is that not all the regs are based on the possibility of
interference with the operation of the plane.
Noel
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[mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Catz631@aol.com
Sent: 15 June 2009 09:27 AM
Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: RE: radio noiseradio noise
Noel,
I don't know where you came up with your ideas about why airlines don't
allow GPS use but they are wrong. As a former airline pilot I have
personally seen the results of a passenger using one as it effected my
instruments during an instrument approach. I had the flight attendant hunt
down the user and the erroneous indications stopped. GPS /cell phones can
and do effect the instruments.
Dick Maddux
Fox 4
Milton,Fl
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| Subject: | Re: What gear ratio are you running? |
dave wrote:
> Leni,
>
> You must be talking about me reco'ing those gears ?
>
> My Kitfox IV 582 3 to 1 Gearbox 68" Warp Square tip with 21" tires cruises
90 to 92 mph 5800 to 6000 rpm . fuel flow 18 litres per hour Summer, 20 litres
a hour in winter
> On Aerocet amphibs cruise is 85-86 mph.
>
> I did try 2.62 gears once and lost at least 5 mph cruise if i recall. I actually
thought I might gain some speed and was surprized otherwise.
>
> I think that you might find Skystar found the gain with going to 3 to 1 on a
C box from the 2.58 :1 B box was a huge improvement.
>
> You never did say what prop and settings that you used when you made the gear
change? I only made my pitch finer.
>
>
> Dave
Hmm Maybe lol.
I used my 72" IVO 3 blade when I first swapped, then took the 68" brolga off Bobs
plane and tried it. Same results. Slower and higher fuel burn. I have not
put the fairings on the struts yet, but I flew all winter without them. I did
note that it is not as smooth with the 3:1 either, you feel every impulse.
Going back to 2:62 today and will post numbers later.
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DO NOT ARCHIVE
Leonard Perry aka SNAKE
Soldotna AK
Avid "C" / Mk IV
582 IVO IFA
Full Lotus 1260
#1 snake oil salesman since 1-22-2009
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| Subject: | Re: model 5 gear pictures |
This will give you a visual.
The bottom pic is a shot of the gear leg where the bungee wraps around on my brothers
KF II. As you can see from the rust it was cracked for awhile before it
turned loose on a hard landing. This is right at the toe of the weld where
one would expect a crack to start, and the pic represents exactly what also happened
to my Avid TWICE before I got it.
Take it with a grain of salt, after all, I do sell snake oil lol
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Leonard Perry aka SNAKE
Soldotna AK
Avid "C" / Mk IV
582 IVO IFA
Full Lotus 1260
#1 snake oil salesman since 1-22-2009
hander outer of humorless darwin awards
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sounds more and more like a bad ground to me. The temp jumping when you hit the
strobes is a pretty good indicator, and the noise going away when you unplugged
then plugged the GPS back in would suggest a loose connection or possible
broken wire.
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Leonard Perry aka SNAKE
Soldotna AK
Avid "C" / Mk IV
582 IVO IFA
Full Lotus 1260
#1 snake oil salesman since 1-22-2009
hander outer of humorless darwin awards
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Noel.
The temp drops as soon as you tune the switch off. It raises as soon as you turn
it on.It does the same with the position lights and the cabin heater. The rpms
stay constant.
Warren
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| Subject: | Re: What gear ratio are you running? |
I am running 3to1 with a 3 blade GSC prop. At 6000 rpm I indicate 110mph but I
think the actual airspeed is 90mph.
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Sounds like a problem with the temp gauge... is it a standard thermocouple?
( unpowered)
Noel
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of 369PL
Sent: 15 June 2009 23:09
Subject: Kitfox-List: Re: radio noise
Noel.
The temp drops as soon as you tune the switch off. It raises as soon as you
turn it on.It does the same with the position lights and the cabin heater.
The rpms stay constant.
Warren
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