Mark I understand the way yiur wife sees it and would not agrue. Our kids are older. I fly the 172 off grass and it makes a lot of diffrence if I get the nosewhill out of the grass early,drag. Ifact the first time I flew the VP out of that field I held the tailwheel down and it wouldn't fly. That was my first grass landing in the VP and I bent the gear on the landing. Learnd a lot that day.
Steve Bray Jackson, Tennessee >From: "Mark Jones" <flyk...@wi.rr.com> >Reply-To: KRnet <kr...@mylist.net> >To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> >Subject: Re: KR> Nose Gear question >Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 22:27:10 -0500 > >Steve, >I have no experience yet with flying a nose wheel on or off grass so I can >not answer that question. I have taxied on grass with no problem. I think >that if you treat it like a soft field take off and landing there would be >no problems. Especially on a dry hard turf. Wet and soggy should be >avoided. >My wife has only flown with me four times and that was years ago before any >children came into the picture. Now she says she does not want to fly >together because if something were to happen, she does not want our >children >to be parentless. Funny thing is that we fly commercial together often. >Tail >wheel or nose wheel, both will make your adrenaline pump. I have flown in >one tail dragger KR and that was with Marty Roberts. It was not the plane >that made my adrenaline pump but the way he flew the plane with me in >it.... >high speed dive to a 219 mph indicated high speed pass down MVN runway at >the 2004 Gathering. That was a rush!!!! > >Mark Jones (N886MJ) >Wales, WI USA >E-mail me at flyk...@wi.rr.com >Visit my KR-2S CorvAIRCRAFT web site at >http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Steve Bray" <rsb...@hotmail.com> >To: <kr...@mylist.net> >Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 10:10 PM >Subject: Re: KR> Nose Gear question > > > > Mark > > I agree with you 100%. I am NOT a KR pilot, as yet. Are Noss wheel KR's > > harder to deal with on grass? > > I was tryin to enlighten the other gut to why taildragger pilots act >like > > they do. > > I'm still trying to decide which way to go, I have a nose wheel and I >will > > be flyin from a hard surface. > > There is just sometimes more adrenalin pumped with a tailwheer. > > Good job on your return trip, cool head and exactly the way I hope I >would > > have done it. And congrats on your passenger, you've started something! > > Something that may go on down the line. > > When you gonna fly your wife? After all she let her car set outside all >that > > time, she deserves a ride. > > Steve Bray > > Jackson, Tennessee > > > > > > > > > > >From: "Mark Jones" <flyk...@wi.rr.com> > > >Reply-To: KRnet <kr...@mylist.net> > > >To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> > > >Subject: Re: KR> Nose Gear question > > >Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 21:59:51 -0500 > > > > > >Steve, > > >For the record, first let me tell you that I have tail dragger time >logged > > >in my log book. I have many hours in the following....J3 Cub, Citabria, > > >Champ, C-180 and Taylorcraft. So, I guess in reality, I am a tail >dragger > > >pilot. Right? I chose nose gear for my KR because I like the looks of >the > > >plane on Tri Gear. It looks larger on Tri Gear than as a tail dragger >and > > >it > > >is much less prone to damage incurred by ground loops. All in all, the >tri > > >gear KR is safer on landing, easier to control and more forgiving. In >the > > >air, they fly the same and look the same except for the drag incurred >by > > >the > > >nose gear. All of this ribbing each other is in pure fun because all >KR's > > >are beautiful planes and ALL KR Pilots are highly skilled pilots or you > > >would not be flying a high performance KR. Keep smiling, keep laughing >and > > >keep the ribbing coming because neither type of pilot is any better >than > > >the > > >other. Remember, it is a choice I made after having many hours as a >tail > > >dragger pilot. LOL :-) :-) :-) > > > > > >Mark Jones (N886MJ) > > >Wales, WI USA > > >E-mail me at flyk...@wi.rr.com > > >Visit my KR-2S CorvAIRCRAFT web site at > > >http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Steve Bray" <rsb...@hotmail.com> > > >To: <kr...@mylist.net> > > >Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 9:36 PM > > >Subject: Re: KR> Nose Gear question > > > > > > > > > > Mark > > > > If you flew a taildragger you would already know that. > > > > That was ment to be Jones and not James in my diatribe. You. > > > > You shold know a taildragger pilot cand land anything anywhere. > > > > > > > > Steve Bray > > > > Jackson, Tennessee > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: "Mark Jones" <flyk...@wi.rr.com> > > > > >Reply-To: KRnet <kr...@mylist.net> > > > > >To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> > > > > >Subject: Re: KR> Nose Gear question > > > > >Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 21:06:29 -0500 > > > > > > > > > >Does that mean it takes a better pilot to land a nose gear on grass > > >than > > >a > > > > >taildragger pilot and a better pilot to land a taildragger on >asphalt > > >or > > > > >concrete than a nose wheel pilot. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm....we may be on to > > > > >something > > > > >here... > > > > > > > > > >Mark Jones (N886MJ) > > > > >Wales, WI USA > > > > >E-mail me at flyk...@wi.rr.com > > > > >Visit my KR-2S CorvAIRCRAFT web site at > > > > >http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > > >From: "Brian Kraut" <brian.kr...@engalt.com> > > > > >To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> > > > > >Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 8:57 PM > > > > >Subject: RE: KR> Nose Gear question > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This has been beat to death and the correct gear to use is not >the > > >same > > > > >for > > > > > > everyone, but keep in mind that plenty of nose wheels have been > > >folded, > > > > > > especially on grass strips. > > > > > > > > > > > > Brian Kraut > > > > > > Engineering Alternatives, Inc. > > > > > > www.engalt.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > > > > Search the KRnet Archives at > > >http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > > > > > > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to >krnet-le...@mylist.net > > > > > > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________ > > > > >Search the KRnet Archives at >http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > > > > >to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > > > > >please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > > Search the KRnet Archives at >http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > > > > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > > > > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________ > > >Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > > >to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > > >please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > >_______________________________________ >Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp >to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net >please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
