All of the configurations should be equally safe, if properly built and if the pilot is comfortable with it.
If you are already comfortable with a certain configuration and can replicate that in the KR, then that is the one that you may prefer and in that case, it would be a matter of preference. I have flown the center stick, and the dual stick, in a KR. I cursed the center stick every time I flew it. I found it to be uncomfortable, and most inconvenient. I think that I would feel the same about a side stick. Also, the side stick, eliminates the possibility of the passenger ever flying the plane. Both of those, require that you use a particular hand, to fly the plane, and the KR, most KR's, need to be flown, because, in most cases, it is not a "hands off" airplane. Whenever you need the other hand for something, you are in a bind. Also, the center stick requires some kind of arm rest, which is difficult to work into the construction. The dual stick, solves all of these issues, is easy to build, and can be flown by either the passenger or pilot. Even if I planned to be the only one to ever fly the plane, I would put in the dual stick due to it's ease of use, and in case I ever wanted to sell the plane. In MY OPINION, the two MAJOR blunders in the original KR design, were the retractable gear (term used loosely), and the center stick and I will never build a KR with either. My first KR was built with both, and the retract was replaced with a fixed gear, and is now being retrofitted with a dual stick. This KR was built the same way, but was retrofitted, before it was ever even considered by me, for completion. See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics See you at the 2007 - KR Gathering There is a time for building and a time for FLYING and the time for Flying has begun. Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC -------Original Message------- From: airb...@comcast.net which control stick is much easier in all aspects of flying and of course safer ? single stick side control ?------dual controls middle stick ? are they both safe to use ? any pros and cons on either stick ? any problems with the routing of control cables ?
