Thanks Phillip The handling is superb in my opinion.
Yes the controls are sensitive compared to a C150, etc. but no more than an LS7 glider. I can't fly hands off for more than 1 minute or so. I have a bungy strap on the elevator cable to assist with static balancing and this provides a dampening effect (I think). My CofG is right at the forward limit with me in it. The centre stick rest against my leg with my hand resting on my leg also, I need to make an arm rest of my elbow. If I pull back on the stick too fast I get a slight buffeting in the elevator, I'm told by another KR2 ex-owner that this is normal as the tail gets shadowed by the main wing. Confirmation please? I find it wants to drop the nose in tight turns and accelerate, so I tend to do tight turns with a bit of top rudder (side slipping into the centre of the turn) this gives a smoother turn without dropping the nose and accelerating, and does not alter my turn radius or G loading. This technique is used in gliders for thermalling and is very effective. (I expect this to raise a few eyebrows and maybe get me some flaming, but it works for me.:-) I must admit that all the talk on stability is scary for the inexperienced (me) and I probably would not have bought a KR2 if I had read the last few weeks of the email list when looking for an aircraft. BUT Gladly, I do own a KR2 and I am sooooooooooooooooo please I do. I have no problem at all with stability, so far. Maybe it's my gliding back ground and lack of powered time that helped me (only 34 hours of powered flight before first flighting my KR2). After having many rides in different aircraft the KR2 is the most fun to fly. Fast, manoeuvrable,,,,, did I mention FAST:-), nice looking, etc. All this said, I have yet to take a passenger, though I have had extra 40kg weight in the aircraft and this did effect the handling a little, even the burning of 30 litres from the header tank is slightly noticeable (it took my many hours to really notice a difference). A final word (disclaimer), keep within your limits, results may vary, runway behind you is useless, etc, etc, you get the picture. (as I am very inexperienced I welcome all guidance) Happy flying Barry Kruyssen Cairns, Australia RAA 19-3873 k...@bigpond.com http://www.users.bigpond.com/kr2/kr2.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: Phillip Matheson Great photo's I'll check out the video from my home computer , not my works. Well done. How does she feel & handle???
