I have landed in the water with a KR2. Retracts where down and locked and no real time to bring them up. My glide was 60 mph just before I hit the water I pulled all the way back on the stick. I hit the water at about 40 to 45 mph. From inside it did not seem like much ( except for the bruise across my chest from the shoulder belt) from the outside all that watched said I put up a 30 foot splash. The plane did not flip over. After I got out the plane nosed down because the cg changed. We tied a rope to what was left of the prop and pulled it out. I had the plane flying again in about 3 weeks.
--- On Tue, 11/4/08, John Gotschall <johng...@comcast.net> wrote: From: John Gotschall <johng...@comcast.net> Subject: Re: KR> Flying milkstools and idiots To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2008, 7:48 PM I haven't seen any mention of it, so I'll mention it: For those of us who live near alot of water, retracts are best for a water landing, or perhaps landing on frozen cornfields (john S. did that), probably for a muddy field too. jg N611GB Puyallup WA _______________________________________ 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
