>I had my first ride in a KR at the Rough River Falls gathering, in N4DD with >Dan Diehl on the stick. He slipped it all the way to landing and it didn't >do anything that I did not expect a plane in a slip to do. >Daniel R. Heath - Columbia, SC +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
I tried a few slips yesterday at altitude using 85 indicated and I didn't get the "very quick" nose down pitch. I think that I came in with mostly rudder this time and the wing seemed to go down on it's own. I held the slip for 3 to 4 hundred feet and was getting a pretty high sink rate. I'll have to do some more testing with different control inputs and feel it out some more. The one thing I'm sure of is that it is a lot more difficult to do a "smooth" slip in the KR than in the much larger aircraft like a Tripacer. Maybe it's just a matter of practice. The other thing I'm sure of is I love my speed brake! I flew formation with a Mooney yesterday. He was using 23" and 2400 rpm. I was at full throttle cruise pulling about 2550 rpm from the 0-200. When I get some wheel pants installed I should be able to give him a good run. I've managed to fly 7.5 hours in 5 days. I've got 20+ landings and takeoffs now and I've seen my life flash before my eyes so many times it's like watching re-runs on T.V. !! :-) Larry Flesner
