Oscar:
Tell me what sort of prop you are using and where you purchased it
please. I think that a lot of the performance is related to a good prop and
find it somewhat obscure what works best and where to get same.
Thanks,
Jim Sellars
----- Original Message -----
From: "Oscar Zuniga" <taildr...@hotmail.com>
To: <kr...@mylist.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 2:32 PM
Subject: KR>takeoff/rotate technique
> Mac wrote-
>
> >[at] 30 mph [the] elevators [are] alive.
> >set your trim neutral for take off
> >at 60mph [apply a] little [back] pressure and it's flying
> >relax the back pressure [and] look for about 90 [MPH]
> >in ground effect. Let it climb [and] after about 10 sec
> >start breathing again.
>
> This was exactly, precisely what I experienced in Paul Martin's stock KR-2
> with 1835 VW power (POSA carb) and tri-gear, with two of us onboard
> (pictures at http://www.flysquirrel.net/ride.html ). At fast taxi, you
> could lift the nosewheel at about 30 MPH. Solo or dual didn't seem to
> change that very much because you sit pretty close to the CG. I suspect
> that with a Subaru up front things would be different though, since the
> weight difference between a bare-bones 1835 VW and the standard EA-81/82
> setup is at least 40 pounds and much more than that in many cases.
>
> Oscar Zuniga
> San Antonio, TX
> mailto: taildr...@hotmail.com
> website at http://www.flysquirrel.net
>
> _________________________________________________________________
> MSN Messenger with backgrounds, emoticons and more.
> http://www.msnmessenger-download.com/tracking/cdp_customize
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html
>
