Orma, Interesting... hadn't thought about that. I'd have to work up to lifting the tail as part of a pre-departure check. But I haven't done any high speed taxi tests... it will probably become second nature after I get to that point. Just fixed my tach... now I have to fix the canopy latch. -- Ross
On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 17:56:21 -0500, Orma Robbins <o...@aviation-mechanics.com> wrote: > pushing the stick forward is uncomfortable to do > > Hi Ross. >> From what I hear on the Net and my own experience with my KR, it is >> possible > with the engine at full power, to lift the tail and balance the KR using > prop wash over the elevator for control. This same balance is the > dynamic > that takes place after a wheel landing, except that as you slow down it > takes more and more forward stick to keep the tail up. Eventually the > tail > is too heavy and falls at this point holding aft stick keeps the tail > pinned > to the runway. I must admit that on one occasion the wind changed > abruptly > and my KR went over onto a brand new prop. I could have cried. I did > learn > not to play the balance game where I would sit and see how long I could > hold > it up without letting it drop. I still lift the tail as an indicator of > the > power the engine is producing as part of my pre departure check. > Orma L. Robbins > o...@aviation-mechanics.com > > > _______________________________________ > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
