I would NOT use a short narrow strip for my first flight in the KR-2. First: this is a NEW aircraft and possibly an inexperienced KR pilot couple those two factors with the good possibilities of something mechanically going wrong and you are setting yourself up for a disaster which may cost you your life.
Second: You will have enough to worry about learning the characteristics of a new airplane that you are not familiar with without having to worry about take off distance, or keeping everything going perfectly straight down the short runway. Third: Why take the added risk of a marginal runway length and width when there are many other better suited test areas to use? Don’t know what part of the country you are located in but here in southern Nevada, there are plenty of dry lakes where testing new aircraft is much safer and less chance of damaging private property in the area ie other aircraft, cars, homes, corn fields etc. Fourth: you may have rigging problems, trim problems, engine problems, propeller engine mismatch problems, gear alignment problems, cross winds, density altitude etc. These things can all come together VERY RAPIDLY and UNDETECTABLY (until the last minute) while you are gaining speed and loosing runway length, in other words, running out of ideas, altitude/airspeed and options all at the same time because of a short narrow runway! This is just my $.02 worth your ideas/experience level may differ! Signed A Vietnam era veteran owner of KR-2 N54PB Parley Byington > On Feb 22, 2019, at 13:15, Sid Wood via KRnet <[email protected]> wrote: > > Stef > On my first flight landing I managed to use most of the paved 4200 foot > runway at K2W6 and bend the nose strut; approach to fast. Second flight > landing ran off the right side due to failed left brake. Third flight > landing ran off the end of the runway; touched down long. Fourth flight > landing stalled on the runway and ran off left side; damaged the left wheel > brake bleeder valve scrapping on the edge of the pavement. > Yes, stuff happens and when it does, extra runway length and width can most > certainly help. Judicious use of flaps or belly board also helps on these > slippery little airplanes. > > Hopefully, your results may vary. > > Sid Wood > Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 > California, MD, USA > ------------------------------------------- > Hi, > I am in the stage to look for an airport. > My original plan was to go for an big asphalt runway airfield for the test > period, when everything is oke and the first flights are don to move to a > smaller a grass airport. > Now I am busy to arrange a hanger space but the prices are that high, I can't > afford this luxury. > What do you think to do the test fase on a grass strip? The dimensions are > 1000x30 meter. > > Anyone experience? > > Stef > > Steph and his dad are building the KR-2S see > http://www.masttotaalconcept.nl/kr2 http://www.masttotaalconcept.nl/kr2 > > ------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected]
