This morning, I went out early to get in some taxi time while it was still a bit cool. The cowl is back on, but the spinner was still off and the radio was not connected, so I only went to the end of the runway and back. The plane handles extremely well on the ground and the temps never approached their limits. By the time I got back to the hangar, the oil temp was starting to come up, so I applied full brakes and throttle. It turned 3000 and the brakes held, so I lifted the tail a few times and held it in take off attitude for a little while. It responded to elevator, exactly the way I thought it would, from what I remember from the first KR. When I pulled back to idle, it turned over very smoothly at 600 RPM.
Tonight, I put on the spinner and re-ran the wires to the radio, so tomorrow I can do some more taxi runs and check out the radio. I might be getting close. See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics See you in Mt. Vernon - 2006 - KR Gathering There is a time for building and a time for FLYING and the time for building is OVER. Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC
