Would I be better to put the KR on hold & go to a STOL type (Roger Mann Storch?) to gain initial experience? A lot of the componentry can be used on a 2nd project. Any thoughts appreciated. Cheers Vaughan Thomas. Hamilton, New Zealand ---------------------
Vaughan. Bite your tongue. I have a standard KR2 Trigear, WHAT a fantastic plane to fly. I have 340 hours now, but from the start I loved it. I only had a few hundred hours over 25 years. Now 340 in 3 years. But I was lucky to have a kr test pilot sitting with me for my 30 to 45 min, then I was happy. I then did all the testing. Landing, easy, just keep it level, lift the nose and it lands like a dream, slow it to 60 kts over the fence, and keep lifting the nose, she will sit on the runway at 35 to 40 kts. ( even 50 does not really mater). NOTE I have not landed a tail dragger KR but have flown one with another pilot. X winds, fantastic, I love playing in 10 to 15 kt and up to 90 deg x winds, our strip is only about 25 feet wide. great fun. Then you get one of those early or late day flights with cool air dead smooth, the KR will land down to the flair using the trim. It will also fly by just moving your weight around the cockpit, but I have to place my hands behind my head and lean back to make it climb out. Do not give up, hang in there KIWI buddy, you will love it. Phil Matheson SAAA Ch 37 http://www.philskr2.50megs.com/ _______________________________________ 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
