Everything is warmly welcome! My address is [email protected] and there's PLENTY of storage space, so yoiu can send me almost everything you want. Better, I'll send you a private e-mail, so that you can just reply :-) Thank you! C.
2005/11/8, patrusso <[email protected]>: > > Cristiano...what I was looking for is your e-mail address so that I could > send an occasional sketch of helpful construction techniques and tools > that > have worked best for me over the years. How is your new house coming > along? > Pat > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cris." <[email protected]> > To: "KRnet" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 4:05 AM > Subject: Re: KR> Da loop > > > > O'll try in english :-) > > > > The plane I flew is the one of Alberto Zorzi, you al saw in the web page > I > > posted weeks ago (http://www.aviocris.com/kr2s). > > The first thing I remember is when he appeared above us at the airfield. > > Different sound different look from any other plane we have :-) > > He showed on the vertical of the grass strip, then came down in a way I > > could not understand, boys, that guy knows how to land! > > > > He taxied toward me, then let his (really gorgeous) female passenger, > > incidentally a liutenant of italian AF he's actually dating (good luck, > > Alberto!) and invited me to get in the cockpit. > > > > Taxiing I discovered that the wings are REALLY SHORT! The take off was a > > little long, the machine has no flaps, but consider that I am saying > > "long" > > comparing to our way, because the strip is 600 meters (1800 feet?) long. > > After a short run with the nose down to get a good airspeed he left me > the > > stick and told me to rise, then I was totally impressed how fast the > plane > > went up with only slightly more than 70 HP! I did a couple of steep > turns > > just to get acquainted, then he asked me to go over the clouds to play a > > bit. We were there in no time, 3000 ft agl (3700 altitude) and after a > > short > > cruise at 150 mph we began to play with the clouds. We performed some > > manouvers I don't know the english for (sorry), then two tonneau. We > then > > went down to brush the strip with a very very very fast passage (I was > not > > looking at the anemometer, ehm...) and prepared to land. He showed me > how > > to > > break ground effect and put the nose down a little by gently crossing > the > > controls (stick left, right pedal) and we stopped after 250 meters. > > > > That plane (but all KRs, I think) is amazing. It's a different planet, > > comparing to our best ultralights, especially keeping in mind that she > > perfectly fits with ultralight specifications, being even lighter than > the > > average ULMs. she's fast, stable, ROCK solid, very responsive, > > transmitting > > a great sense of safety. I was waiting for that "pitch sensitibility" > but > > got surprised: it's not that sensitive, very similar to my Storm that, I > > have to say, is a bit nervous by her own. > > > > I went home driving my car and kept thinking of that flight, arrived > home, > > promised Maria that next weekend would be her weekend (both days) and > > switched on the PC to put my motorbike for sale, you know, spruce is > > expensive :-) > > > > I am in love with that plane. > > > > C. > > > > > > 2005/11/8, [email protected] <[email protected]>: > >> > >> Cristiano, > >> > >> Go ahead and post your impressions in Italian. There are many > >> translation web pages available. One of us will have your post > >> translated, then repost it. > >> > >> Jeff Scott > >> N1213W > >> > >> On Mon, 7 Nov 2005 23:50:20 +0100 "Cris." <[email protected]> writes: > >> > Oh, well, I forgot (kidding): saturday morning... my first flight on > >> > a KR2S. > >> > > >> > Two tonneau. > >> > That plane is GREAT. My english is not enough. I'll have someone > >> > translate > >> > in italian what I felt :-) > >> > c. > >> > > >> > 2005/11/7, patrusso <[email protected]>: > >> > > > >> > > That really wasn't a loop. Looked to me like a parabola performed > >> > to > >> > > achieve > >> > > a brief moment of weightlessness > >> > > Now i know why they call it a doggy bag > >> > > > >> > > Cristiano..are you still logged on? > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > >> to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] > >> please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Land the airplane, rubber side down, main wheels first. > > _______________________________________ > > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] > > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > -- Land the airplane, rubber side down, main wheels first.
