Rick, I have not seen an answer to your questions, so I will give it a whack. I am on my second KR and flew my first one for 6 years, 185 hours approximately.
1. I weight 145, and as a low-time pilot would want to fly with someone experience any time I went up. I know everyone asks this, but is it really a two-place aircraft? If built properly, with the appropriate power plant and the CG in the right, absolutely. I also was a low time pilot, and my first KR did not have enough power nor was the CG in the right place for 2. 2. The plane Im looking at is in the boat stage, the workmanship looks terrific, but the work was done 20 years ago and the fuse was widened 4 inches. Is the extra width an issue in terms of flying characteristics? I don't think the width will be a problem. Put on a nice Corvair or 0200 and you should be good to go. The plane I am working on now was started almost that long ago. If properly kept, it should not be a problem, but you should be able to tell if it has been properly housed. 3. Given the widened fuse, how difficult would it be to fit a preformed canopy and cowling (not included in the package). I think the KR2S guys can give you a better answer here, but since it is not in your package, you have a lot of options. N64KR Daniel R. Heath - Columbia, SC [email protected] See you in Mt. Vernon - 2004 - KR Gathering See our KR at http://KR-Builder.org - Click on the pic See our EAA Chapter 242 at http://EAA242.org
