Joe I too haves are Removal deck. I now have 610 hours one collapsed nose wheel from a out landing in tough field no damage at all
You will really wish you did have it as well as removal rear deck when it comes time for annual. PHIL Matheson Sent from my iPhone > On 6 May 2016, at 8:12 AM, Mark Jones via KRnet <krnet at list.krnet.org> > wrote: > > -----Original Message----- >> From: bjoenunley via KRnet >> If I were to make my front deck removable, would that weaken my structure? >> The front deck seems to support the firewall. > > > Joe and all, > It is my personal and professional KR Pilot experience that a removable front > deck does not weaken the structure. I can attest to this with 525 flight > hours with a removable front deck. Also, my "Deer Slayer" KR hit a buck deer > head on at 75 MPH while executing a landing back on May 20, 2008. There was > no damage to the firewall, joints or braces. Not even a crack. Even to this > day there have been no cracks to appear. Just made another 1.5 hour flight > today. Take a look at the two following links: > Raise that hood... http://flykr2s.com/hood.html > In memory of Buck.... http://flykr2s.com/deer.html > > > Mark Jones (N886MJ) > Stevens Point, WI > > E-mail: flykr2s at charter.net > Web: www.flykr2s.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options
