Mark is correct. I have biased my aircraft to the front end of the CG envelope and I love the way it fly's. I haven't found anyone yet from 8 years old to 62 that can't fly it. The other part of the idea of a first time builder is - are you sure you will build another aircraft? I never will! Unless you love to build and this is your only hobby, then you should probably build the aircraft that you think you would like to have for a lifetime.
You can build a fast enough and fun KR that can be controlled without too much transition. Jim N891JF Jim Faughn 4323D Laclede Ave. St. Louis, MO 63108 (314)652-7659 Mailto:jfau...@mvp.net Web Site http://jfaughn.com -----Original Message----- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On Behalf Of Mark Langford Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 1:17 PM To: KR builders and pilots Subject: Re: KR>KR1 - first time builder? I know I've made comments about pitch sensitivity before, but I've tempered my attitude ever since I flew Jim Faughn's KR. There are sensitive ones and then there are "light" ones. I could see how you could crawl into Jim's or Troy's and fly it for the first time with no problem at all, and learn to love it in short order. I've flown others that made me think I was going to rip the wings off, and others somewhere in the middle. I suspect CG had a lot to do with this, and I think Jim would tell you that his CG is biased toward the forward end. As long as the CG kept forward, rather than aft, I don't have a problem with KR pitch control. It's a small, short-coupled plane, so yes, if you lean forward the pitch is going to change, but's that's just the way it is. But like I said, I've only flown a few, a little at a time, so I'm no expert. I don't guess it will be long before a bunch of us wannabees will be real-live KR pilots, and we'll tell you how it is with the new generation of KRs. Other comments are more than welcome... Mark Langford, Huntsville, AL N56ML "at" hiwaay.net see KR2S project at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford _______________________________________________ see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html
