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PostPosted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 5:58 am    Post subject: What am I Here after/wiring question... Reply with quote
Its ok ... really. The Bible talks about flying, so I think it's a
<snip>

And the hereafter? Well, I don't know about you, but many of us are
getting
older and do start thinking more about the hereafter. Like you walk
into
your shop (working on your Kolb, of course) and when you get there you
ask
your self, now what am I here after?

Dennis

<snip>

Now that walk into the shop and wonder "WHAT AM I HERE AFTER" hits close
to home...funny thing is I'm 33...I don't have a chance Wink

On a different note, as some of you know I'm building a little
"Superfly" Kolb based plane. (Firestar KXP cage, 22' wings like a
Slingshot or Firefly...have 5" spars like a Firefly except more ribs and
a single lift strut (Slingshot sized) and a 503. I'm modifying the cage
to add a throw-over canopy similar to the slingshot and have added the
Firefly flaperon mechanism to help slow it down. I am intending to keep
it light and thinking about pulling the GPL starter off the 503 that I
have and putting on the pull starter to save some pounds, but I will
need a radio. I understand it can be done, but while building and
flying these little planes has always been fun and "educational" my
knowledge of electricity is limited to "if you let the smoke out it
quits working!" Can anyone explain how you power a radio without the
battery that would normally be there for the starter? I guess the
thinking is if I have to carry a battery for the radio then the starter
is just a few more pounds and I'll keep it.

Jeremy Casey

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 7:01 am    Post subject: What am I Here after/wiring question... Reply with quote
Jeremy --
A good ICOM or Vertex handheld radio should be more than adequate for your needs... they have their own battery pack and you can put it in a jacket pocket, and you can plug your headset into them, thus adding 0 lbs 0 oz to your aircraft. The rubber ducky antenna -- assuming you don't have any ignition noise leaks on your plane -- is quite good for airport and plane-to-plane communication.
-- Robert

On 1/8/07, Jeremy Casey <1planeguy(at)kilocharlie.us (1planeguy(at)kilocharlie.us)> wrote:
On a different note, as some of you know I'm building a little
"Superfly" Kolb based plane. (Firestar KXP cage, 22' wings like a
Slingshot or Firefly...have 5" spars like a Firefly except more ribs and
a single lift strut (Slingshot sized) and a 503. I'm modifying the cage
to add a throw-over canopy similar to the slingshot and have added the
Firefly flaperon mechanism to help slow it down. I am intending to keep
it light and thinking about pulling the GPL starter off the 503 that I
have and putting on the pull starter to save some pounds, but I will
need a radio. I understand it can be done, but while building and
flying these little planes has always been fun and "educational" my
knowledge of electricity is limited to "if you let the smoke out it
quits working!" Can anyone explain how you power a radio without the
battery that would normally be there for the starter? I guess the
thinking is if I have to carry a battery for the radio then the starter
is just a few more pounds and I'll keep it.
Jeremy Casey
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Richard Pike



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 7:34 am    Post subject: What am I Here after/wiring question... Reply with quote
Years ago on the Hummer, (Rotax 277) I had no aircraft battery, but did
have a BIG capacitor inline from the generic cheapo regulator/rectifier to
the radio, (Terra 720 with internal batteries) and it worked really well.
The Hummer also had nav lights on the wingtips and tail just to provide a
load for the regulator/rectifier. You can probably get the right capacitors
at a car stereo shop or maybe even Kmart.

Richard Pike
MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 10:13 pm    Post subject: What am I Here after/wiring question... Reply with quote
!" Can anyone explain how you power a radio without the
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battery that would normally be there for the starter? I guess the
thinking is if I have to carry a battery for the radio then the starter
is just a few more pounds and I'll keep it.

Jeremy Casey

Jeremy,

Call Dick Kuntzleman and order a Radio power supply, they are only a few
ounces, I have one in my Loehle powered by a 503.

Denny Rowe

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 2:38 am    Post subject: What am I Here after/wiring question... Reply with quote
Jeremy, you may have already done this, but have you looked at the Rotax Installation manual (assuming your Rotax powered that is) under wiring (see http://www.rotax-aircraft-engines.com/ under documentation), as it shows both battery and no battery configurations, but you would need a regulator...

Regards, Robbie (G-MYXS)

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