I just got back from a wonderful weekend flight in the KR. Awesome weather and smooth air for a 170 mile cross country flight to visit family. The trip out was above a scattered cloud deck that made for some awesome views.
A family reunion with my 9 brothers and sisters was made much more enjoyable when I was able to eliminate 10 hours on the road and instead got to spend about 2.8 hours in the KR. A couple of buzz jobs for the family and a KR that ran smooth both ways made for a YEEE HAAAA kind of trip. With a bit of head wind both ways I was making about 160mph ground speed going and about 150 mph groundspeed on the trip home. At 6'4", I sure could use a bit more leg room for the cross country trips but my KR flys great with my feet off the rudders in calm air. Actually it flys better with my feet off the rudders. I extend my legs to the firewall between the pedals for additional comfort. I plan to empty the tanks next week so I can figure an exact fuel burn as my guages are acting a bit flakey. I made the round trip without refueling and this is the first time I've flown that amount of time at cruise power setting. Builders, keep making sawdust, the best is yet to come !!!!!!!!!!!!! Larry Flesner
