Jeff, I would be interested to know what, if any, modifications your KR has that might be responsible for its better than average stability? Is it a KR2 or 2S? Where was your CG vs the aft face of the forward spar (or some other reference) during the recent "hands off" stability check?
Thanks, Ken Jones N5834 > Larry, et al, > > Just to make sure I wasn't halucinating about having flown my KR hands > off, yesterday morning I flew it hands off from Los Alamos to Taos, NM. > 50 miles. Could have easily gone much further. I climbed to 9500', > trimmed the plane for 150 mph cruise, then flew it hands off for 50 miles > using fuel transfer from the wings to the header tank to keep the plane > properly trimmed. I was able to maintain within 50' of altitude for the > trip. > > My CG is a bit more forward than most, which probably enhances the > stability. > > Jeff
