For the purposes of qualifying for the KR2 you must have at least Private or Recreational Pilots Certificate with airplane, single engine land category and class noted. There is not a type rating required for most single engine aircraft so that is not needed. Since the single seat KR1 cannot carry passengers AND is experimental, I believe you only have to have a current medical. Check with your local FSDO for sure. This usually what bumps people out of either KR is the medical requirement, and they move to ultralights to continue flying. Now with the new Sport Pilot Rating you will still have to at least qualify for the medical if you self certify (please lets start that thread again, read the archives). Only if the FAA recognizes that the aircraft needs a type rating type of training and certification is that required. Most INSURANCE companies require at least 5 hrs PIC in type or that particular make & model before they will cover you to fly as PIC. CFIs must have 5 hrs in that model in order to teach in it, ie: Piper Cherokee, or Cessna 172, or RR KR2. Reasoning is just what Brian spoke about happened when the owner and unfamiliar CFI got into his plane, no experience leads to problems. And they would have to do some smooth talking for the FAA to NOT hold the CFI responsible for the accident, since he would be considered the PIC of the flight, even though the owner was manipulating the flight controls (but that also is another story). The FAA likes to make big exceptions for Experimental Aircraft so check with your local FSDO about your particular situation before attempting to operate on what I am saying here...
Colin & Bev Rainey KR2(td) N96TA Sanford, FL [email protected] http://kr-builder.org/Colin/index.html
