Okay I see photos can not be posted here so look at them at www.avcom.co.za ----- Original Message ----- From: "Willie van der Walt" <touri...@intekom.co.za> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 7:52 PM Subject: KR> Re: KR new owner 1st flight after rebuild..prop strike
> Good and bad news > Remember I bought the plane in New Castle about two months ago. It is now > called Shreg. The colour is Lamborghini green. I changed a few things and > reduced the weight by 6kg. The c of g is on the front limit with me in only > and empty tank. > > I could not wait any longer to taxi and fly the little beauty. I did about > four runs up and down the runway today with the rail up and all went well in > the 10knt wind 20 gegrees cross. The rudder is very effective and I find it > easier to keep straight than the Kitfox or Bushbaby. So it was actually very > easy. Then the moment came that I decided to do the fist full power takeoff > start with throttle full open and the tail up quickly. The tail lifted after > only a few metres and then it was like a gust of wind just pushed the tail > up and I had a prop strike. My 1st prop strike in 24 years. Well during > landing with power off and no brakes it is not easy to get a prop strike, > even if you check foreword quit far during a wheeler. Now I learned a very > expensive lesson. The same rule does not apply for power on and low ground > speed > Anybody knows where I can get a prop for the 80hp Limbach fast I still > want to attend the Volksrust Fly-inn > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > KR2 prop strike HPIM0554.JPG > Description: Gedeon is holding the tail as high as it went during > the strike > > Filesize: 79.62 KB > Viewed: 7 Time(s) > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > KR2 shreg HPIM0551.JPG > Description: > > Filesize: 93.67 KB > Viewed: 7 Time(s) > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > KR2 UNC s HPIM0550.JPG > Description: > > Filesize: 103.7 KB > Viewed: 7 Time(s) > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > ----- > > > _______________________________________ > 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 >
