I never bought that part in the book and I can tell you from experience that it is not impossible in a KR, not by a long shot.
Landing on the mains and landing three point. It all depends on what you are comfortable with. I had over 700 hrs on my KR-2 before I sold it and I probably landed on the mains 1 out of 10 times. Some people will tell you it is better to land on the mains in a crosswind. It really doesn't matter. I have over 600 hrs in my 1947 Bellanca cruiseair and I can't remember the last time I landed on the mains. you eventually have to slow down anyway so why not get the tail down as soon as you can so the tail wheel will help in the crosswind. I am now flying Les Palmers KR and the landing attitude is the same as my old taildragger. You do lose vision with the tail down but that is going to happen sooner or later anyway. He is right about the prop hitting. I never read that book but the plane will go over far enough to hit the blades. Bin there done that. I hope to see you'all at the KR gathering. --- Brian Kraut <[email protected]> wrote: > I never bought that part in the book and I can tell > you from experience that > it is not impossible in a KR, not by a long shot. > > Brian Kraut > Engineering Alternatives, Inc. > www.engalt.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: > [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]]On > Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 11:45 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: KR> Landing KR's > > > The single most helpful resource for me when trying > to get comfortable > landing my first KR was the chapter called "The > Landing" in Wolfgang > Langewiesche's book, Stick and Rudder. > Specifically, the section in > that chapter called "Wheel" Landings (page 305). I > learned that the > aerodynamic forces when planting the wheels on the > runway make it > impossible to hit the prop through using too much > forward stick, > something I had been worried about until then with > my 56-inch Maloof CS > prop and short retractable gear legs. > > I'm not sure if it's impossible or not, but I took > Langewiesche's word > for it and I've never worried about excessive > forward stick from then on. > This wonderful old book is well worth a read (or > re-read) for anyone > contemplating a first flight. > > Mike > > _______________________________________ > 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 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
