That is great advise, but where do you get a short coupled, high performance two place with dual control, that someone will let you get time in? I am not advocating this, but I had 155 hours of almost nothing but C-150 time along with a 5 hour course in a Citabria where I never got to take off or land and some time in a Champ, courtesy of a friend. That was all I could get before I had to teach myself to fly a conventional gear KR2. You just have to do what you can do. Everything helps, but in the end, you will just have to take the bull by the tail and do it.
Unless, Bill Clapp puts in Dual Controls and you can get him to come and give you some dual training. Even then, it won't be just like your KR is going to be. That is why, the more you can get in anything that will fly, the better off you will be. I have been getting some stick time with a friend in a nice RV, following along on take off and landing and then flying. However, he always lands slow with full flaps, well that ain't gonna be the same as landing in a hot KR in ground affect, with no flaps or other drag devices. Oh, and it is not an FAA requirement for experimental's. Maybe it should be but it is not. See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics See you in Mt. Vernon - 2006 - KR Gathering There is a time for building and a time for FLYING and the time for building is OVER. Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC -------Original Message------- Besides it being an FAA requirement that you be checked out in kind and type, you will hurt yourself or tear up 10 years worth of work..... The experimental ranks are full of some of the most helpful people in the world. Find a short coupled two place and get some dual before you try this..............
