At 07:26 PM 7/11/2010, you wrote: >Also the tail wheel main position. >I still have not decided to have tail wheel or nose. > >What do you think with a heaver 0200 up front and the W&B? +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Too many variables between airplanes to for me to guess. My KR has a 24 inch fuselage stretch and the main gear is right at 8 feet wide. It handles like a pussy cat on the ground. In the end though you have to go with what you are comfortable with. Joe Horton's tri-gear and Corvair will probably be about equal to an 0-200 on tri-gear and he has not had a problem. I know he has been in on some fairly rough sod as I was with him that weekend in Ohio. I think pilot technique has a lot to do with how well the nose gear holds up. Are you putting the 0-200 in a KR2 or 2S ? The 2S should be o.k. but the KR2 might be a bit nose heavy. You'd have to hold the engine close to the firewall and then that long pull starter might be a problem. My 0-200 is on a HAPI mount that required some 1 or 1 1/2 inch spacers to keep the starter off the firewall. I have since come across a "free" pull starter with a slightly shorter body (1/2 to 3/4 inch) so now I have plenty of space. The starter was being thrown in the dumpster after removal from an Ercoupe on an upgrade to a new light weight starter. My old one was leaking oil and I couldn't find a seal. The new (used) one was in good shape so it was a double win for me. If you have little or now tail dragger time you are probably like I was and wondering if you can fly a tail wheel. Each time I had doubts I would think of all the pilot before me that flew tail wheels and lived to tell about it so I knew I had to have a go at it. After wondering haplessly to the dark side I found it really isn't much of a big deal if one just uses the right technique and actually flies the airplane. In the end it makes you feel like a "complete" pilot. As always, your results may vary...............:-) Larry
