I can tell you after 600+ hrs on 1 of the first KR2 streached before it was called an S I made full stall landing all the time. My gear was a Deil with 3" added and after about 2000 hrs tail wheel time, (I also own a 47 Bellanca Cruiseair) I land full stall and my tailwheel will hit first every time if I do it right. If the tailwheel hits a secound or 2 first it will help straighten the plane out if you are a little sideways. I also have time in a # of other tailwheel planes and I treat them all the same. Don't get into landing on the mains in a cross wind. I land tail first ALL the time and have not had a full groung loop yet.
--- On Tue, 4/5/11, Larry&Sallie Flesner <fles...@frontier.com> wrote: From: Larry&Sallie Flesner <fles...@frontier.com> Subject: Re: KR> Why No Retractable Landing Gear on KRs Anymore? To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Tuesday, April 5, 2011, 8:22 PM At 12:17 PM 4/5/2011, you wrote: >The plans for the KR-2 I have seen have a retract system. I have got the >impression that they have fallen out of favour. Is it just too much hassle or >are the castings not available anymore? ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Several reasons have already been posted as to why builders are going to fixed gear. In additional to the original gear being unreliable, the fixed gear is several miles per hour faster and lighter by several pounds. I firmly believe there is not a KR out there that can make a "full stall - three point landing without the tail touching first. Even a KR2S tri-gear on Diehl gear will probably touch the tail without fully stalling the wing. I had a tri-gear pilot attest to that fact on one occasion while discussing full stall landings. Larry Flesner _______________________________________ 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
