Steve and Netters,
I did ( or tried to do) the flight test today that Steve requested. That test was the glide speed at the cruise trim setting. I must confess, I weenied out. I had the KR set up in cruise and trimmed out. I brought the power back to idle. I assumed the glide speed would be maybe in the 120 mph range (I didn't have a clue) so I held the nose up to bleed the speed off a bit. At about 120 smph indicated I slowly released the stick and let it center to the air loads. The nose dropped to a rather steep angle and as the airspeed went through 145 indicated I took the stick and came out of the dive. Soooo, the speed is somewhere above 145 smph indicated. There was no indication at 145mph that the nose was going to come back up. I'll have to try it again and not slow it down from cruise so maybe the nose won't drop so far. I swear the view through the windshield looked just like the view through the windshield of a Super Decathalon doing a spin without the rotation! What's your best guess on what the speed might be if I try it again or what would a good "ballpark" figure be? How many more test do you have in mind? The local clothing store is having a sale on mens "briefs". I'm thinking a six pack for the baggage compartment might be in order. :-)) I'm still waiting for smooth air to finish my climb test and I have yet to carry any weight to simulate a passanger. I need to quit having so much fun and get some testing done. 42.7 HOURS AND LOVIN' IT !!! Larry Flesner
