My Friend has a Standard KR2, he has over 6,500 hours on tail wheel aircraft, from Tigermoth to the odd Mustang, he is now eighty years old and still a full time instructor, But now he teaches for free. He has damaged is undercarriage twice now, the first time the owner that started his KR extended the short legs, and they broke on landing. The second only a few weeks back, his Aileron weight caught the grass on the edge of a very narrow strip and spun him around ( Note his aileron are on longer forward sloping arm that hangs below the wing in an effort to keep the weight of the mass balance down.) This time the landing gear bolts sheared off, but only very minor damage to a wing tip. This is a very strong little aeroplane, And Mark, even people with MANY hour can still have problems.
Phil Matheson mathe...@dodo.com.au VH-PKR ( Phil's KR) 61 3 58833588 Australia.( Down Under) See My KR2 Building Web Page at: http://mywebpage.netscape.com/flyingkrphil/VHPKR.html See our VW Engines and Home built web page at http://www.vw-engines.com/ www.homebuilt-aviation.com/
