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DocRon

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  1. After nine years it's probably (past) time to replace my CTLSi fire extinguisher. The current unit was made in the Czech Republic and doesn't have one syllable not written in the Czech language except for "400ml" (which I could translate;) Does anyone have a recommendation for a good replacement extinguisher? Thanks, Ron
  2. Let's do it again!! Ron & Jan Kreienkamp 19AZ Montezuma Airpark ron@loretel.net 314.606.7044 10-16 October CTLSi no
  3. Hello Al, I would also really appreciate a set. Please set a price and I will forward payment. Ron
  4. Ron & Jan will be there. We volunteer in the Museum during the Show. Be nice if we could designate a time to meet at the CT Booth. Would enjoy meeting you all.
  5. Hi Todd, Jan and I are going to investigate flying around Moab, UT. With two national parks side-by-side there should be some great flying. I'll get back to you with a proposal on this. Ron
  6. Hi Todd, Would you re-saving your two documents as plain text? Can't open your docx. Thanks!!
  7. Hi Kenny, The RAL touch-up paints at the weblink above can also be bought in a small touch-up "pen" for only $7.95. It goes a long way.
  8. I wanted to comment on Mr. Baker's comment above " Unless you drain the fuel or pinch the lines fuel will come out of there at about 20 gallons per hour." I found a way around that when I had to service the filter on my CTLSi gascolator. If you take out the screw on the in-cockpit fuel selector valve and pull that assembly away you are left with a metal "nub" sticking out that the fuel selector arrow fits over. Just take you finger and thumb and easily turn that nub 180 degrees so that if you had the fuel selector arrow installed it would point straight down. This shuts off the fuel from your wing tanks without having to drain those tanks or pinch fuel lines. All you have to do is drain the header tank. When you turn the fuel selector back to the "up" position it refills the header tank in about 30-45 seconds.
  9. Gentlemen! I think I have a better solution. I flew a CTLS in northern Minnesota for three years. I flew (occasionally) at -20F and weekly between 0F and 30F in our extended winter. An easy, non-sticky solution for getting the engine warm and still being able to regulate the temperature is to use about two-inch think foam rubber (the squeezable kind). Just cut two pieces slightly larger than the air intake. Take one piece and cut out the middle six inches giving you two pieces about four inches wide. On the remaining large piece cut out the middle four inches giving you two pieces five inches wide. Insert the two four inch pieces on each side of the air intake (leaving a six inch opening in the middle) when you fly between 0F and (about) 35F. Insert the two five-inch pieces on each side of the air intake (leaving a four inch opening in the middle) when you fly below 0F. Modify these numbers for your personal situations. This worked beautifully for me and was easy to put in and take out, not to mention not having to clean sticky residue in the Spring.
  10. I agree with Andy, I've had a 2008 CTLS and now have a 2014 CTLSi. I really enjoy this aircraft and I think you would too. However, if they offer an F2 with the 915 engine I'll mortgage the house just to have it.
  11. He may have gone up on these. He did mine for $4000 plus $1000 since I said I wanted to keep the replaced cylinders. I watched him install the new cylinders; it took about three hours. He had someone helping him.
  12. I put the big bore kit in my 2014 CTLSi about a year ago. I had it installed by Ronnie Smith at Mississippi Light Sport Aircraft who has been refining his kits for many years. I've had no issues with the installation or performance. I was told that Rotax requested two sets of Ronnie's kits to evaluate. The power difference is considerable. Ronnie thinks I get about an additional 15-18 horsepower. It delivers what I need most: shorter take-off and better climb power. I did not notice any airspeed increases. However, my rate of climb at gross weight has increased from about 450fpm to about 800-1000fpm. This is taking off from my airpark at 3370msl for the first 3000 feet above the ground and an initial density altitude of about 5000 feet. Just after the kit was installed I did have to re-pitch the propeller. Here in northern Arizona we fly in the summer at density altitudes of 9000 feet or higher. Take-off and initial climb is much more relaxing now. At a 9000msl density altitude I still break ground at 900-1000 feet and climb at about 450fpm. Cruise is still as before, about 4.1gph at 108 knots. Personally I'm quite very happy I bought the kit.
  13. Excellent videos and photos Guys! I really appreciate it. Todd, would you please post your video to YouTube? I can't run your videos (on two different platforms) without the image freezing several times. I really want to be able to access this in future. Great to see you all and make new friends!
  14. Ron and Jan will plan on a noon arrival Monday.
  15. Hi, Just wanted to add an additional thought or two regarding your search. I've had 650 hours in a carbureted CTLS and (so far) 200 hours in a CTLSi. Overall I prefer the fuel injection of the CTLSi. I cruised at 110 knots in both aircraft, however the carbureted one used 5.5gph and the fuel injection uses 4.1gph. Also, the newer CT has more electrical power available so I have bright strobe lights. When looking for a plane you have to be so careful. Consider avoiding any aircraft that has spent time in a flight school. And, perhaps most important, read the logbooks very carefully. The more complete they are the more confidence you can have in the previous maintenance on the plane. I found what appeared to be a great airplane and asked for the logs. Midway through my inspection I found a one sentence log entry. It read "replaced left wing". Nothing else. That was the end of that particular search. Good luck with your search!
  16. Sir, I stand molified (and really looking forward to Arizona in February and March!)
  17. It's good that that's a good thing. I just don't see even a zero warning on anyone elses name, so far. It's like I did something wrong but not bad enough to be censored. (I'm innocent I tell you!)
  18. Mr. Social Director, I just made a post and noted that the following additional info was shown below my "post" numbers: "0 warning points". What does this mean? I didn't see this below anyone elses' post info? Am I on probation? Am I on "double secret probation"? I been good! Really.
  19. HI Duane, Thanks for the nice comments on my last post. We're from (somewhat) the same neighborhood. My mother-in-law lived in Lake St. Louis before her passing, my wife is from O'Fallon, and I was raised in Pacific.

    We are sort of looking for a second home in Arizona too. Regards, Ron (docron)

  20. I'm very happy with it too, Jim. I don't understand timing very well, retarded or advanced. I'm just satisfied that it works and I'm not doing any more (potentially) damage to the engine. It's ALWAYS SOMETHING!

  21. Doug,

    I hate to sound stupid about this, but I have no idea what "friending" does. If I can figure out how to do this, I'll return the effort myself!!

  22. Yes Sir! Some of the posts I've read so far have been very informative; I'm learning a lot already. Are you folks die-hard Oshkosh fans like me? Has anyone ever set up a meeting of CT pilots there? Perhaps a gathering at the CT pavilion/display area would be nice. They might even put on a special talk for us. Just thinking...
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