Joe, The KR tri-gear does not land like Cessna tri-gear. I personally like a steep approach over the numbers at 75 and flare at 10' and she touches down at 70 and stays there. You will find that the nose of the KR is way up in the air and obstructs your view between flare and touchdown. I used to try to keep looking over the nose and found myself tilting my head back and stretching my neck up to help see over the nose. Finally, I learned to look down the side of the cowl at the runway and overcame that where is the runway syndrome. I have a feeling you may be trying to see over the nose and pushing the stick forward to lower the nose which will cause you to fly into the runway hard. I have done fast low approaches and touched down at 85 and yes I could see over the nose doing that but the slower steeper approach is better for greasing a landing in a tri-gear with a fairly short roll out. Practice, practice, practice and don't be afraid of those flaps, use them.
Mark Jones (N886MJ) Wales, WI USA E-mail me at flyk...@wi.rr.com Visit my KR-2S CorvAIRCRAFT web site at www.flykr2s.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph H. Horton" <joe.kr2s.buil...@juno.com> This > gives a shallow approach and a more level attitude when the flair starts. > After thinking about the bounces from yesterday I think that I actually > pushed the stick forward and caused the hard hit. I am not sure why i did > that, but my guess is I saw the runway passing by and had the urge to get > it on the ground to start the roll.
