Mitch, You want encouragement-- How about flying the KR is just about orgasmic, It's the most fun that you can have with your clothes on- On second thought if you want to save 10# you could do it without your clothes. Joe Horton, Coopersburg, PA. joe.kr2s.buil...@juno.com
On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 21:11:14 -0700 (PDT) mitch hargin <har...@yahoo.com> writes: > KR2 N1140V TOOK OFF AT EXACTLY 8AM SUNDAY MORNING. SHE FLIES GREAT. > VERY RESPONSIVE, SMOOTH, NO FLUTTERS OR VIBRATIONS. FLEW FOR 12 > MINUTES. 130 MPH AT 3/4 THROTTLE. I THOUGHT THE OIL TEMP OF 260 WAS > HIGH SO I CAME BACK FOR LANDING. I BOUNCED THE LANDING BUT FELT > GOOD ANYWAY. OIL TEMPS HAD COME DOWN ONCE I QUIT CLIMBING. THE > EXHAUST PIPE HAD BROKE ON A BAD WELD AND BURNED A HOLE IN THE COWL. > GOOD THING I DIDN'T FLY LONG. I WILL FIX IT OR PUT A NEW ONE ON AND > TAKE HER UP AGAIN. > > Dispite my FBO telling me not to fly her and sell her, she felt > very stable. He does not like small homebuilts and is not giving me > too much encouragement. I would just like to hear from the group > with some words of wisdom and motivation. She didn't scare me any > and I am anxious to get her back in the air but he is giving me > second thoughts. > Thanks, > Mitch >
