Joe, Unless you have an offset built into your vertical stabilizer, you will find that with the Corvair engine the torque is so great that quite a bit of left rudder is required to keep the ball centered. If you release the pedals, a Corvair powered KR will yaw to the right. You will also find that after several hours of flight the left foot is begging for some relief and you will start thing about trim tabs on the rudder. I have a spring and ball chain arrangement that I can adjust for cruise flight and completely remove my feet from the pedals and the ball will track straight. This winter, I am considering installing a MAC trim servo and tab in the rudder.
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> To: <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 8:04 PM Subject: Re: KR> Flight #4 > > > > > > You're starting to have too much fun Joe !!! :-) > > > > On your next flight try taking your feet off the pedals and watch > > the > > ball center on it's own. My KR does a better job of staying > > coordinated > > than I do with my feet just resting on the pedals. In less than a > > minute I'll get a heavy foot, usually the right one, and the ball > > goes > > off to one side. I'm amazed what little pressure it take on the > > rudders > > to throw it off. > > > > Start exercising your grin muscles........................ > > > > Larry Flesner > > > Good point Larry, > I'll give that a try on the next flight. It could very well be > me. I did notice that my sneaker tread was getting hung up on the bar > that I installed on the pedals to keep my feet off the brakes. That also > may have something to do with it. > Thanks -- Joe H. > > _______________________________________ > 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 >
