Would it be ok to cut and paste this over to the Facebook group? Craig N886MJ
> On 06/14/2023 7:57 AM CDT Flesner via KRnet <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I sold my KR, 211LF, three months ago to a young flight instructor at > the local university, Zach Martine, that did not have tailwheel time. > His friend did a solo demo flight to check out the KR as I was no longer > current. Tristan had no prior KR 2 experience but made the flight > safely doing a self checkout. My only specific instruction was "don't > get below 80 mph on approach, do wheel landings, and go have fun". His > write up below confirms my 20 years of hype on what a great flier my KR > has been for the 800 hours of flight time I've enjoyed since first > flight in 2003. Tristan was only the second person to ever fly my KR and > now Zach has soloed and that makes three of us, a unique band of > brothers. My KR is unique in several ways so in flying your KR, as > always, YRMV.......... > > Larry Flesner > > ================================================= > On 6/13/2023 10:27 PM, Tristan Joost wrote: > > Hello Mr. Flesner, > > > > My name is Tristan Joost, I was the one that test flew the KR2, and > > then trained Zach to his tailwheel endorsement in it. You asked me to > > do a write up on the KR, and while I know it has been awhile, I > > personally wanted to get more time with the plane before I gave a > > write up. > > > > That being said, now that I have spent more time with the KR and > > gotten comfortable with it, I really do enjoy flying that airplane. > > While she is a little touchier on the controls than I was used to > > flying before, once I was comfortable with it, she does exactly what > > you tell her to do. No other plane I have flown has been that precise. > > She taxis better than any other tailwheel I have flown before. You do > > not have to dance on the rudders to keep it on centerline at all, she > > tracks straight comfortably, even with some speed. When taking off, > > while bringing the tail up, she doesn't fight you like other > > tailwheels I have flown, and tracks straight with just a small amount > > of pressure on the rudder pedals. She is extremely comfortable and > > smooth to fly once trimmed, and is a great cruiser. On approach, all > > you have to do is point her at your aiming point and she will track > > straight to it every time, even with decent crosswinds. The belly > > brake does not take away any controllability. Landings, once I had the > > sight picture down, are extremely smooth, and at no point in time did > > I feel it try to kick on me or want to start a ground loop. While in > > other tailwheels, you have to have the "happy feet" on takeoff and > > landing, with the KR, all you need is just a touch of smooth > > application of pressure on the pedals, and the plane will track > > straight and smooth every time. > > All and all, I have to say that the KR2 has been one of the nicest > > tailwheel airplanes I have had the opportunity to fly in, and if given > > the opportunity, I would have bought it for myself. > > > > Thank you for the opportunity to fly this airplane. It has been a > > pleasure working with you and Zach with it, and I know he truly > > appreciates that plane, and will take good care of it. > > > -- > KRnet mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet -- KRnet mailing list [email protected] https://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet
