Orma, I did not realize that my asking about your story would elicit so much controversy as well as assumption that I was asking for advice or information on just jumping in a KR and taking flight.. I just wanted to hear your story. I like to compare information.
I have already flown my KR for several hours, however it has been down for over a year for minor alterations and modifications. Thought it would be down for a month. That was as I mentioned over a year ago. Also my KR is a nose dragger, not a tail dragger. Several posts on the subject seemed to assume that the subject was specific to tail draggers. Again.my original request was just to hear your story. I believe each person's story has both entertainment value as well as learning value. I hope to have my KR back in the air soon but plan to probably have a EAA tech examiner/ CFI with me because of the length of time since last flight and my bi-annual is do anyway. Thanks, Jeff York KR-2 Flying N839BG Home page http://web.qx.net/jeffyork40/ My KR-2 http://web.qx.net/jeffyork40/Airplane/ to see my KR-2 Email [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Orma" <[email protected]> To: "KRnet" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 8:52 AM Subject: Re: KR> How many flight hours before flying KR ?? > Hi Jeff > After posting I did realize that There are a lot of pilots who have other > experiences. But, in the old days 84 all we had was the news letters, and > seeing a KR was limited to Oshkosh. My first flight was a mistake. We had > all been told to have lots of hours on the engine to ensure it would perform > as required without worry and to get lots of taxi practice. I had about 10 > hours when my first flight occurred. As most TD pilots will agree, the > hardest part of flying a TD is the transition from tail down to tail up and > vise versa. On my first flight, on a 50X5000 foot runway I applied TO power > and began the first of three transitions, all at full power. As I went to > lift the tail for the third time, I had both airspeed and angle of attack. > The plane popped into the air and I decided to fly rather then attempt > landing for the first time without the pleasure of having flown the > airplane. > > This was all we had. Everyone continually talks about getting a ride in the > KR. You're not going to get enough to make you a good KR pilot. Regs how > require a TD endorsement. As all the comments have indicated, even with the > KRnet, getting a ride or quality time in a KR is still not likely to happen. > After building a KR you have to get in and get to know every switch, knob, > control, gauge ect. so that it/s use is automatic. In the 21 years of > flying the KR, I say that it's just another low wing aircraft. Another > point is that the average KR is not a high performance Aircraft. Most KR's > are fixed gear and only fly about 150 at best and stall at around 52 mph. > If built correctly, it will have a gentle straight stall. > > The old builders of the KR were motivated by Bang for the Buck. It seems > that today's builders by and large have more resources (money). After fight > training, I could not afford to keep renting aircraft and decided to build > the KR. During my time building, I was only able to fly a few times, I > needed to finish the KR for affordable flying. After 10 years in the KR, I > had 3 hours with an instructor in a Cessna 205 Bird Dog (WarBird) and > learned a few things to make the transition easier. All of which were > mentioned in the current or past threads on this subject. > > Although the KR is unique, cute, quick, it is stall just a light low wing > aircraft. > > > Orma > Southfield, MI > KR-2 N110LR 1984 > See Tweety at http://www.kr-2.aviation-mechanics.com > See other KR spces at www.kr-2.aviation-mechanics.com/krinfo.htm > > > > > _______________________________________ > 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
