After flying 2 kr2 planes last week, one of which is an 'S' model, I have concluded that I need to be a better pilot. Until I flew one, I had no idea how difficult it is. I'm an infant 300hr pilot, commercial, IFR, aerobatics, high performance and tailwheel endorsed. It took me 45min at altitude to control pitch sensitivity to where I completely stopped the oscillations in climbs decents and turns enough to be comfortable and satisfied to fly the plane and not the reverse. Keep in mind the closest thing that I've put time in close to a kr is a decathalon, and I am confortable in that. After 2hrs I felt okay to touch ground effect with the kr and progressively brought myself to touch and go. My problem is that I only have about ten hours of tailwheel time, and that needs expansion before I fly a kr again. Yes, both that I flew where taildraggers. I do feel comfortable soloing a kr, allbeit at a 150' wide runway, not my 35' wide paved airpark strip with side obstacles where I call home. This could improve with time, however, I have elected to build a couple hundred hours of 'other' tailwheel plane time before trying this again.
Kr's have a special place with me as there is nothing like it. The Kr grin, right! A tailwind pilot told me that if I landed a kr, I can land just about anything. Its without a doubt in my mind that if you fly a kr2 from no mods to full mods, you are among the best... and that means those bonanza pilots better keep quiet! haha Salute! Andy
