Hank, You have come to the right place. There is more information here than you can use, and a lot that you will wish you did not have and should not use. It is your responsibility to distinguish between the two.
I am on my second KR, neither of which did I start, but one was completed and so shall it be for this one. I probably know of more things for you to not do than things for you to do, so I will make an attempt at getting this started. You wrote: My questions are: How come no info on tri gear setup with either KR1 or KR2 plans I purchased? I guess that is just the state of the plans. You will most likely get instructions when you purchase the gear. My questions are: Haven't started on my KR2 yet so any info on wing tanks, (not crazy about fuel in the cockpit area) We don't have them, but I think wing tanks with about a 3 gallon header tank is a great way to go and there are plenty on the net with them. Consider using the space where the tank usually goes, for a baggage area. My questions are: Tri gear, (have no taildrager time) How to make controls less sensitive, (hear the KR2 can be a hand full) Forget about the "sensitivity" or forget about the KR. The KR is responsive and a great airplane to fly. Build it as close to plans as possible. I strongly recommend a dual stick set up. Decide on which gear, conventional or not, and Diehl or Grove type. There are a lot of good excuses for putting on a tri gear, like insurance, lack of TD time, and knowing your limits. I learned to fly a TD in my KR with a little time in a Champ with a friend. Even though I know it can be done, I don't recommend it. My questions are: Different wing airfoil, and any thing else anyone might think helpful before I start. Every time you change one thing, there are other things that you will have to deal with and sometimes it snowballs. There are trade offs with both wings. There is a lot of experience with the stock airfoil. There are items that you should "spend the money" on, and other items that you can spend money on. I would build as many of the parts that can come pre-molded" as possible. Don't try to build your own bubble for a canopy. Decide what type canopy to build and buy the bubble to suit. Buy a good gear, wheels and brakes. This is not a thing to go cheap on. You can almost always save a lot of money by buying a project in the very early stages where it is easy to inspect and things have not been done that you will have to un-do. Unless there is a good reason to the contrary, of which I am not aware, build your wing roots last. It is very difficult to work on the cabin and canopy, over the wing roots. So don't buy a project with the roots built. This may also affect your gear installation. My questions are: To save space on the net , any info can be sent to: It is more beneficial to reply on the net, unless something absolutely does not apply to any one else, like "when are we going to eat the steak", which must be a private thing. This way, what I say to you can be disputed, and you can make the best choice for yourself, or just put it all in your data bank for later decision making. Welcome to the KRNet N64KR Daniel R. Heath - Columbia, SC da...@kr-builder.org See you in Red Oak - 2003 See our KR at http://KR-Builder.org - Click on the pic See our EAA Chapter 242 at http://EAA242.org
