On 4/12/2021 11:35 PM, Phillip Matheson wrote:
I left my Drumman leg the length it came I Just cut same profile to fit the Kr
gear brackets m. I have noticed now it’s a complete fuselage, it a big step to
get up onto the wing walk. I’m 6 feet tall, so a shorter person will have
trouble.
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My Diehl legs are 30" long, the standard legs are 24". My KR sets
rather tall also but I think it is just right. I'm 6'4" and simply step
in to the cockpit one leg at a time and set on the seat back to enter.
The taller 3 point stance allows for a lower touchdown speed in a tail
low wheel landing. If I were to build again I would use the same
configuration. Except maybe in a tri-gear KR there is no such thing as
a "full stall" landing. Even with my 30" legs I can touch tailwheel
first with the wing still flying. Once the tailwheel touches it brings
the mains down with a "thud". A "three point" landing takes too much
precision. I only do tail low wheel landings.
Larry Flesner
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