My only suggestion would be to cut at least 3" off the stick.
Larry Flesner
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Wouldn't that make it worse? The shorter the stick the less travel you
have for the same movement. I would think if the stick was 3 foot tall
it would be better, but not practical.
Kevin GoldenHarrisonville, MO
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With the stick as long as I saw in the photo the pilot would be inclined
to hold the stick in a "fist grip" at the top with no way to rest his
arm. The controls in the KR give very light feedback and with a "free
arm" grip on a stick that long the pilot will be inclined to actually
"move" the stick and induce PIO instead of simply applying a bit of side
pressure with wrist and fingers on a supported arm as is required in the
KR. Unless I'm mistaken I heard the pilot say he let go of the stick to
regain control. If that is correct he had a presence of mind that I
would not have had at that moment. I did a two cycle PIO at liftoff in
a Zenith 750 with a tall stick and caught it on the second cycle. I
would have crashed before considering letting go of the stick.
"The shorter the stick the less travel you have for the same movement."
With the handling qualities of a KR you really don't want much "stick
movement"..
Go back and watch the video of Jeff Lang flying Pete Bradingham"s KR as
well as other videos of KR's in flight. Your will not see any with a
tall stick with the pilot holding a "fist grip" with a free arm. KR
sticks are short with little movement and gripped with a supported arm.
When done correctly the KR is a great flying airplane. I feel like mine
is simply following my thoughts.
As always, YRMV................
Larry Flesner
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