Chuck, Welcome to the KR family. Glad to have you on board. The tail draggers with retracts are the ones which are prone to collapse. You need to make absolutely sure the locking mechanism is in pristine condition. I would highly recommend converting to fixed gear. As far as nose wheel retracts, I know of only one other KR which has a retractable nose gear and that is John Scaffer's KR2. You stated you have already converted the nose gear to fixed and that is good, now just fix the mains. Are you going to be at the Mini KR Gathering and AirVenture?
Mark Jones (N886MJ) Wales, WI Web site: www.flykr2s.com Mailto:flyk...@wi.rr.com -----Original Message----- From: krnet-bounces+flykr2s=wi.rr....@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-bounces+flykr2s=wi.rr....@mylist.net]On Behalf Of Charles Burgoon Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 1:32 PM To: kr...@mylist.net Subject: KR> New to the list Hi group, I am new to the list. I just purchased a KR2 with retracts. I have read about the gear collapses, but I am not clear if they are mostly nose gear, mains, or both. Which is it? I have already switched my nose gear to fixed. I am not sure if I will modify the mains until I start flying it, and like it. I am really cramped and need to move some things around for ergonomics. Regards, Chuck Burgoon Baytown (Houston) Texas _______________________________________ 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
