Mark L,
Thank you for referring to: http://members.socket net/~jfaughn/kr/uniquepartsofmykr/kr_landing.html by Jim Faughn. I read this some time ago, but as I read it again, I realize that those of us who are getting ready for that first flight, should read it many times, until it is cemented into our brain and transferred to our muscle memory. This account is EXACTLY what I remember about the way I used to land my KR. Jim talks about PATIENCE. I think that is the KEY word. When we run out of it, is when we begin to make the EXCEPTIONS that he talks about. EVERY time I made an exception, I paid for it. I did not realize, when I read this before, how much the same, his account was, to the way I had to land mine. I did not expect this, because my KR was quite a bit different from his, but I guess it makes little difference. I think there is one typo, where he writes about keeping the nose up during roll out. I think he meant to say keep the TAIL up. My one rule, and one I paid heavily for when I did not heed it, was to keep the tail up until it would no longer stay up on it's own. I am writing this because some out there may think that their KR is so different that they don't need to follow these instructions. I strongly urge you to follow the instructions at least until you are so familiar with your plane that you can play around and experiment without getting into trouble. When I sold my first KR, I explained all this to the new owner. He was making good landings until some of the airport guys convinced him that he should not land a plane like that and that he should be following a more conventional method. On the next landing, he broke the plane. See you in Mt. Vernon - 2005 - KR Gathering See N64KR at http://KR-Builder.org - Then click on the pics There is a time for building and a time for FLYING and the time for building has expired. Daniel R. Heath - Columbia, SC -------Original Message------- Yes, I flew it again, and lived to tell about it. There are a few details at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/first_flights/subsequent.html ...
