At 06:41 PM 10/16/2010, you wrote: >I have a question regarding the recent discussion about the landing >accident and where it all went wrong with the slight forward control >stick movement. >This seems to be a characteristic of the KR, at least as far as >pitch is concerned +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The nose pitching down with forward movement of the control stick or wheel is a characteristic of every airplane I've ever flown. :-) An RV pilot at our airport pulled the same trick and the owner/pilot of a new C-182 RG tried landing on the nose wheel too. It cost him, or his insurance, a complete engine teardown, a new prop, and some wing tip repair. The KR is not an airplane out there looking to "do you in", but is a great and fun flying airplane when flown correctly. As for P.I.O., It's called "PILOT INDUCED OSCILLATION" because it is "pilot induced". It's not called "aircraft induced oscillation". The only "secret" to flying a KR is to rest your arm on something to restrict movement of the control stick at any speed above liftoff. It flies with stick pressure, not movement. As with any airplane, you look out the window, see what the airplane is doing, and then use the correct control input to make it do what you want it to do. In the 385+ hours in my KR, it has never failed to respond to any control input, good or bad. You just do your best to not ask it to do anything stupid. Get 10 minutes of stick time in any other slick flying home built before your first flight so you know what to expect and all will work out. That assumes of course, when you look out the window and see what's happening, you know what you want it to be doing and know how to ask it nicely to respond. :-) Keep building. The fun awaits you............. Larry Flesner
