KR> tri gear and taildragger update.......

2010-03-27 Thread Lee Van Dyke
I have a taildragger, and I have landed in a 3 point twice, I said that I would never do that again until last SAT,,, I will say it again, I will never do that again. period. I have to fly a tric gear tommorow and I just wanted to know what to look for. THANK YOU JIM SELLERS. and Mark

KR> Comments from Sid Wood

2010-03-27 Thread Dave Dunwoodie
Hi Sid, and thanks for your thoughts, encouragement and questions! As for the questions, perhaps you are right, and the final installation isn't completed! However, I can provide a little insight about what I am thinking! I come from the West Coast and we have mountains and other common

KR> Ground loop

2010-03-27 Thread Mark Jones
Hey all you tail draggers. Check out this ground loop.thanks Dj Mark Jones (N886MJ) Stevens Point, WI E-mail: flyk...@charter.net Web: www.flykr2s.com

KR> 4" tailwheel advice

2010-03-27 Thread Mark Langford
Those of you that have the four inch "Homebuilder's Special" swivel/locking tailwheel assembly need to check out http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/kgear.html#tailwheel if you bought it from Aircraft Spruce and need a replacement tailwheel. Looking at the photos of Wicks tailwheels, they

KR> tri gear and taildragger

2010-03-27 Thread mark wood
Sorry, just couldn't help it. On Mar 27, 2010, at 9:50 AM, Mark Jones wrote: >> One's a "real man's" airplane and the other has a training wheel on >> the front.. > > Bullcrap ! You guys crack me up. I seen a dog doing a little > taildragging the other day. > > > Mark Jones (N886MJ)

KR> tri gear and taildragger

2010-03-27 Thread Mark Jones
>One's a "real man's" airplane and the other has a training wheel on >the front.. Bullcrap ! You guys crack me up. I seen a dog doing a little taildragging the other day. Mark Jones (N886MJ) Stevens Point, WI E-mail: flyk...@charter.net Web: www.flykr2s.com

KR> tri gear and taildragger

2010-03-27 Thread mark wood
One's a "real man's" airplane and the other has a training wheel on the front.. On Mar 26, 2010, at 9:32 PM, Lee Van Dyke wrote: > Who on the Net has flown both, and what is the difference > ___ > Search the KRnet Archives at

KR> tri gear and taildragger

2010-03-27 Thread Jeremy D. Ellwood
Two major differences are take off and landing. With tric, while you "land on" the back wheels, you have to land on the front wheels with tail dragger. Same concept on take off. Completely different technique with tric versus tail dragger. In short, where'd you'd pull back for tric, you have