Hi Todd, I understand what you are saying, and for the reason for it.
I don't see this type of discussion as a negative towards this or any other design. What I see from this is that before the internet was so readily available, new builders had no way of knowing this type of problem unless it was talked about in meetings, or via news letters. So planes just kept on turning out with minor problems. By speaking openly about this and any other issues, new builders like myself who are studying and researching the plane are now aware of this, and can build a plane with this fix in mind prior to the building. As more new planes are built and more information is shared, these small hick ups will go away, and we all end up with perfect planes. I for one have flown other planes with type of sensitivity, and do not like it. I would have been real upset with the completed plane, and more upset if the problem was known and nothing said about it. This is the single biggest problem I have been concerned about with building a plane, WILD PITCH control. These types of conversations are a good thing to me, as this is why I joined the group. I don't want to hear about nice flying days and BBQ's. Real building information, any problems along with the important fixes. This only makes my decision easier to build the KR planes. Never too much information. Feeling I can openly raise a point and get an honest answer from people. I do not like grey answers to questions. That only makes things harder to solve. Not to upset anyone, just me putting my two cents in as a newbie.. Cheers, Brian Qld Australia. sbdeve...@bigpond.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <rdrace...@aol.com> To: <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 2:21 PM Subject: Re: KR> VG's ? or stabilator ? Isn't the definition of an unstable aircraft basically that if momentarily disrupted from it's flight path it will not attempt to return to it's original state, but instead continue to diverge from that state. I don't recall anyone (other than Mark L. when his aircraft was flown completely outside the design CG range) ever saying they had this kind of problem with a KR-2/KR-2S. Seems to me everyone who is of the opinion the KR-2s are too responsive for average pilots wants to keep bringing up a mythical stability problem. For those of you building, if you think the control response it too "touchy" for you, you can certainly try to design the responsiveness out of it. You're the builder. However, in my opinion, nothing is gained for the KR community by perpetuating stories of some mythical instability inherent in the KR design. Again, just my opinion. Todd Thelin Spanaway, WA In a message dated 5/3/2012 2:13:34 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, gyrowo...@yahoo.com writes: I wondered if using a full flying tail (sometimes referred to as a "stabilator") would cure the stability problems ? _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://mylist.net/private/krnet/ to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
