Joe,
You are a funny guy ; ) I wish my wife shared your sediments?
One change I made to the plane before trying the belly board was the removal of
double throw momentary switch to raise and lower the board. It takes about 9
seconds from full down to full up. I installed a double throw switch that is
not momentary so that I could flip the switch to the up position and free my
hand up to do other things in the case of a go around. Especially important
when you have to get both the board and the flaps up to climb.
If I rework the system, I may use a liner actuator on the flaps as well and set
them to work off of the same switch for up and down. Still pondering that.
I have been toying with the idea of some kind of arm rest for solo flight but
have not really given it much thought. Its still lightyears easier to land than
my tail heavy and gap sealed Sonerai I. Being able to let go of the stick at
all is a wonderful change, but you can see that I am pushing against my leg
with the stick. There is no way for me to keep anything more than a few papers
in my pockets without causing a problem. So far its been more of a nuisance
than a problem, but I only have about 12 hours in it now.
One change I made to the plan before
Jeff Lange
Race 64 - Skye Racer
Blog: http://schmleff.blogspot.com
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On Jul 22, 2014, at 6:39 AM, joe.kr2s.builder--- via KRnet wrote:
> Jeff,Will give ya a call in a few weeks as I will be working on a new project
> and this is one of the things that I may do to it. But on another note you
> seem to get better looking everyday- I bet you can hardly wait for tomorrow.
> I am going to weigh in on the single vs. double stick. I have dual stick
> and center mounted throttle and mixture. From the first flight it all was
> very natural feeling and it gives me full flexibility for use of hands. I
> take a fair amount of people for rides and I always give them the chance to
> control the plane. I have rarely turned over the throttle to anyone but as a
> safety thought it is where the passenger could reach it should the need ever
> arise. Resting your arm on something is a necessity and Jeff's video shows
> that that is a bit awkward. Joe HortonCoopersburg, PaN357CJ
>
> -- Forwarded Message --
> From: JL via KRnet
> To: KRnet
> Subject: KR> Landing with both flaps and belly board deployed
> Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 21:43:22 -0500
>
> If anyone is interested, here is the view over the nose while landing a KR2S
> with both the enlarged flaps and the belly board down.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy9dXF5KjMU&sns=em
>
> Jeff Lange
>
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