What do you do when the rpm's are not there?? Engine out. Virg On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 06:21:55 -0500 ejans...@chipsnet.com (Ed Janssen) writes: > Mark, > > Interesting that you should mention this. When flying the KR-1, I > landed > the same way as Troy suggested to you (well, maybe not 10 mph > faster). I > was always a little nervous about closing the throttle on approach > with the > VW. When I knew I had the field was made, I would rather keep the > rpm up to > about 1500 or so and drive it on to the mains and almost immediately > the > tail would fall with a little "plop". > > Glad your having so much fun with the KR. > > Ed > > Ed Janssen > mailto:ejans...@chipsnet.com > > least a foot below the mains all the way in. Next time around, he > said, > come in 10 knots faster and keep the nose low all the way to the > ground, and > just "fly" the thing on to the ground. I did, and it was a pretty > good one! > It reminded me that Bill Clapp had taught me the same method, but > I'd > forgotten it while rebuilding my engine. > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > >
Virgil N. Salisbury - AMSOIL www.lubedealer.com/salisbury Miami ,Fl
