Steve, For the record, first let me tell you that I have tail dragger time logged in my log book. I have many hours in the following....J3 Cub, Citabria, Champ, C-180 and Taylorcraft. So, I guess in reality, I am a tail dragger pilot. Right? I chose nose gear for my KR because I like the looks of the plane on Tri Gear. It looks larger on Tri Gear than as a tail dragger and it is much less prone to damage incurred by ground loops. All in all, the tri gear KR is safer on landing, easier to control and more forgiving. In the air, they fly the same and look the same except for the drag incurred by the nose gear. All of this ribbing each other is in pure fun because all KR's are beautiful planes and ALL KR Pilots are highly skilled pilots or you would not be flying a high performance KR. Keep smiling, keep laughing and keep the ribbing coming because neither type of pilot is any better than the other. Remember, it is a choice I made after having many hours as a tail dragger pilot. LOL :-) :-) :-)
Mark Jones (N886MJ) Wales, WI USA E-mail me at flyk...@wi.rr.com Visit my KR-2S CorvAIRCRAFT web site at http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Bray" <rsb...@hotmail.com> To: <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 9:36 PM Subject: Re: KR> Nose Gear question > Mark > If you flew a taildragger you would already know that. > That was ment to be Jones and not James in my diatribe. You. > You shold know a taildragger pilot cand land anything anywhere. > > Steve Bray > Jackson, Tennessee > > > > > >From: "Mark Jones" <flyk...@wi.rr.com> > >Reply-To: KRnet <kr...@mylist.net> > >To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> > >Subject: Re: KR> Nose Gear question > >Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 21:06:29 -0500 > > > >Does that mean it takes a better pilot to land a nose gear on grass than a > >taildragger pilot and a better pilot to land a taildragger on asphalt or > >concrete than a nose wheel pilot. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm....we may be on to > >something > >here... > > > >Mark Jones (N886MJ) > >Wales, WI USA > >E-mail me at flyk...@wi.rr.com > >Visit my KR-2S CorvAIRCRAFT web site at > >http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Brian Kraut" <brian.kr...@engalt.com> > >To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> > >Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 8:57 PM > >Subject: RE: KR> Nose Gear question > > > > > > > This has been beat to death and the correct gear to use is not the same > >for > > > everyone, but keep in mind that plenty of nose wheels have been folded, > > > especially on grass strips. > > > > > > Brian Kraut > > > Engineering Alternatives, Inc. > > > www.engalt.com > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > > > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > > > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > > > > >_______________________________________ > >Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > >to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > >please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
