Ill build it stock for now. On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 8:48 AM, JAMES DUFF <jamieduff1981 at btinternet.com> wrote: > As Mike says. > > If you're flying under UK law it needs to be built as per plans which is > what the design has been assessed against, unless it's a KR2S in which case > it's as per plans plus some mandatory modifications which the LAA will send > you drawings of. >
I will do that later. > It is possible to modify from the plans, but mods need to be approved via a > documentation package demonstrating by calculation their safety and > integrity. Structural mods will also require physical load testing. > > Dudley Pattison of the Swindon Aircraft Timber Company was good, but I hear > he's trying to retire. > Spruce is like Gold nowadays. Which is a good substitute? Baltic Pine? bald cypress? Anybody got a stand of stika spruce they can spare? ;-) > If built under UK law it needs to be built with Sitka Spruce and GL1 grade > birch ply. You can use GL2 ply for non-structural stuff, but I can't think WOW! That Law needs to be changed! > of anything non-structural on a plans-built KR2 off the top of my head. > > I would most strongly suggest you heed Mike's advice and contact the LAA for > advice before proceeding any further. > > Regards, > > Jamie > <snipped...>
