Hi, I have seen the plane in question - and so can report first-hand on it. I saw the advert in our local aero news, and went out to the airport where it is kept. I was looking to build a plane, rather than buy one, and I was looking for a tri gear, with a large engine and plenty of modern 'stuff'. This plane didn't fit my needs, but I was impressed with it. It is owned by (I must add) a qualified aero engineer - so any thoughts of dodgy engine builds, questionable maintainance and so on would be unfounded. I came away thinking that if I were wanting to buy a finished plane, I could do a lot worse than this one. The current owner has just built a v-8 powered amphibian, which was parked outside, and I think this explains (in part) why the KR was flown so little. He did the engine conversion himself, and it's a beauty. And of course, being in NZ dollars, this KR is a REAL bargain...
My 2c worth. Duncan ============================================== At 11:56 a.m. 23/07/2004, you wrote: >With two aboard, my standard KR-2 with a 2180cc engine flew fine at 1100lbs. >The main thing to watch is your CG location. Middle of the range or forward >is the safest bet. > >Regards, > >Steve Glover >kr...@cox.net >KR-2 N902G >AJO, Ca. > > > > >_______________________________________ >to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net >please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html Duncan of Devonport Auckland, New Zealand
