I did 9 hours of taxiing before flying my KR-1 for the first time. I learned a lot about directional control while fast taxiing. Wear light footwear - not hiking shoes. Use very smooth and slow throttle (and rudder) adjustments. For my first flight, I did the same thing as I did when fast taxiing. In calm wind conditions, I eased the throttle in - just enough to get the tail up - then when everything felt stable, I gave it a tad bit more throttle and very slight back pressure on the stick and off we went. I added full throttle just after leaving the ground. My first landing was my best. On final, I held 15-1800 rpm all the way to the numbers, then gradually came back on the throttle for a nice touchdown.
Ed J. -----Original Message----- From: bjoenunley via KRnet High speed taxi is the very important step of learning to fly your plane before you actually fly your plane Joe Nunley
