--- Steve and Lori McGee <[email protected]> wrote: > No I am currently not a pilot, but want to be and > want to be an old pilot. Please bear with me and > read carefully before throwing stones and kicking me > off the site.
Steve, First the disclaimer: I have not flown or built either a KR or Dragonfly. I am still a low time pilot and that doesn't look likely to change over the next three years. I have followed the KRnet and Dragonfly net for a few years and gone to many KR Gatherings and Canard fly-ins, which I highly recommend. I've ridden motorcycles for well over 30 years. Apples and oranges. As a biker, you know that many new bikers look for a bike with a low seat so they can put their feet on the ground. And you know how silly that is after you ride for awhile. Same with aviation. We learn things early on that make some of our initial concerns seem pretty silly. The problems you mention are not the ones to worry about. The Dragonfly is MUCH more comfortable than the KR. I like them both a LOT, but facts are facts. Do whatever you have to to get a ride in each plane and in any others you might want to build. Get as much flying experience as you can before you get started on building your dream plane. Flyers should not try to factor out things like stalls and spins, they should learn how to FLY THE AIRPLANE. That means knowing at all times what your plane is doing and why. Those stall-spin accidents you read about are a result of the pilot forgetting to FLY THE AIRPLANE at a really critical time, like when the engine quits or something equally distracting. Enjoy your flying and find an instructor who will help you learn to enjoy stalls and spins. Get a ride in a KR and a Dragonfly and decide for yourself. Good luck, ===== Frank Ross, EAA Chapter 35, San Geronimo, TX RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk, England UK [email protected] __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/
