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On landing a KR, I agree with Mark L. and Bill C. that you have to wheel land a KR to get consistantly good landings. I have three pointed my KR a time or two in little or no wind conditions but it was just by luck. The thing is with most KRs you can't put the airplane in a full stall attitude without the tailwheel touching first as Bill C. stated. This will cause the mains to contact with a thud and put you right back into the air. My KR has longer than standard gear legs and my three-point attitude on the ground is approx 12 degrees and my KR has the 3.5 degrees set into the wings. This is still less than the wing stall angle of 14 to 16 degrees so even if I make a three point touchdown, the KR is still capable of flight. Any rebound from the gear or a gust of wind can have me airborne. My landings in the KR go as follows: Once established in the flare I try to hold it just inches off the runway. The angle of attach increases until I'm in a tail-low attitude as the mains touch. Once the mains touch I come forward on the stick just enough to hold the mains on the runway. Remember, you are still several mph above stall speed. Once I can no longer hold the tail up I'm below stall speed and I come full back on the stick and begin braking. The worst landings result from flaring too high and then trying to hold it off too long and the tail touches first. On a short grass strip I will sometimes let it settle on a bit fast in the flare in a near level attitude so I can start getting the braking action of the grass quicker. Once the mains touch, a bit of forward stick plants the airplane. It is much more stable and controllable in this attitude then "wollowing" down to stall speed, drifting, touching tail first, boucning, etc. I'm convinced that a tail low wheel landing is the only way to land with any crosswind. As always, your results may vary. Larry Flesner 180 hours and still grinnin'
