Hang in there, I was building a KR-1 back in the seventies when plans first were sold and it was fun with the smell of the Spruce and it was going fast. My section leader was a B-26 pilot in WWII and convinced me I would kill myself because it was short coupled and I gave up half way through the building process and sold it. I later read on KR-net about Bill Rent who built a KR-1 and taxied it for ten hours to get the feel of the pitch and then flew it for 20 years. I was sick because I could have done the same and had a barrel of fun. I believe the KR-1 or 2 can be tamed to be controlled easier than any trainer. I would build it so the flap could move up as well as down and use the flap for pitch control and the elevator for trim until I got used to the sensitivity. The reason I believe this is that I had a model when I was a kid and we had the same problems when we built a model and tried to fly it, it was over control. But I made one with the flap for control and anyone could fly even my sister and later I build one like that for my own kits to learn to fly models and it worked great. Jim
----- Original Message ---- From: David Goodman <dgood...@verticalavionics.com> To: KRnet <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Sat, October 16, 2010 8:39:58 PM Subject: RE: KR> kr control sensitivity Pat wrote: This seems to be a characteristic of the KR, at least as far as pitch is concerned and maybe it isn't a problem for experienced or high time pilots but for those of us considering building one of these cool little machines, would it be possible to make it control more like a trainer and then transition the controls to a sportier version later as the pilot gained experience in the craft? Pat, Your idea of changing the movement rate of the elevator sounds like a good fix, but there are problems associated with the idea. If one does that, the limits of travel will likely be reduced. That could mean the plane will run out of control authority when you need it most. As far as getting used to flying the KR, the biggest issue close to the ground is to never push the nose over, or even think of doing it until one has some hours in the plane and has a feel for how it flies. Once a pilot has made the transition the KR is pure joy to fly. The challenge is getting those first few hours under your belt safely. It would be easy to fret enough about controlling the KR to convince oneself it is an unmanageable plane. This is not the case. It is a good plane with good characteristics. The big issue is simply being aware of those characteristics and preparing beforehand when flying one the first time. If you want more info, call me. IHS, Dave "Zipper" Goodman 360 969 1174 (C) _______________________________________ 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
