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________________________________ From: J L <schml...@gmail.com> To: KRnet <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 8:20 PM Subject: Re: KR> First flight in a KR Well, the deed is done. Flew it for about a half hour tonight. Everything worked as it should have. Takeoff was uneventful. Accelerated to about 40, brought the tail up, lifted off at about 60ish. Leveled off in ground effect and accelerated to 100. Let it climb out at about 110mph showing about 1200fpm climb. The site picture is very different than the Sonerai. For reference, mine is a Sonerai I which is more sensitive than a 2 seat Sonerai. Back to the KR... The nose sits higher in cruise than I would have expected, but I was only going about 140mph. I expect that it will be lower at higher speeds. As far as stability goes, wow... My Sonerai is completely neutral in all axis which makes it a full time workout to fly. The KR's yaw stability was great, the ailerons were heavier than I expected. The pitch sensitivity is much less than my Sonerai I, but I suspect that mine is more sensitive than most. I was amazed that I could actually take my hands off of the stick! My SI is so sensitive that I can barely fly it with my left hand. The first set up for landing I was too close to the runway on downwind and ended up going around. In the SI, I usually fly the pattern at 145, slow to 120 as I turn base, bleed it down to 100 for the turn to final and 80 over the numbers. With the KR, I flew the pattern at 120, reduced to 80 abeam the numbers and put in a the first notch of flaps. I flew a long wide downwind so I could get set up for the runway better. On my turn to final, I was going 80 and dropped full flaps, but was too low. I had a bit of trouble judging my altitude and had no forward visibility. I put the power back in to clear the trees. After clearing the trees, I was going 70. I had the pitch trim set to full up, a trick I used in my Piper Pacer that seemed to make landing easier. Again, for reference, my Sonerai has no flaps or trim. I held 70 in a gentle descent and flew the plane on with no flare. I was actually surprised that the mains touched down as soon as they did but the contact with the ground was smooth so I pushed the stick forward a bit and let it roll down the runway without braking. Eventually the speed bled off and I put the tail down and held it there. It tracked straight down the runway with minimal rudder input. In summary, it flew great. The mission of the Sonerai I and the KR are quite different and each has its place but the KR seems to be a much easier to handle on the ground and in the air. My SI does however have much better visibility in all aspects of flight even though it is a mid wing. I really like the way the KR flies and its is much better suited for cross country than my SI. I have long been an admirer of the KR and am glad to have gotten the chance to fly it! One other thing caught my attention and that was how much quieter it was in the cockpit. I am going to put some more time on it in the next month and if all goes well will fly it to the KR gathering with my daughter. If something comes up with the KR I will be there in the Sonerai. I did have the GoPro running for for the landing and will share the link when I get it edited and uploaded. And yes, its going to take a while to wipe the KR grin off my face ; ) Jeff Lange On 8/24/12, Mark Langford <m...@n56ml.com> wrote: > Jeff, > > I don't think you'll have any problem at all with Pete's KR2S. I'd first > do > a few stalls to see exactly what the IAS is that it stalls at, and then > come > in above that (ground effect will ensure that you can land slower than you > stall at altitude, but you knew that) and just wait for it to settle. No > different from any other plane, and I'm sure you'll be asking tomorrow > "what's all the fuss about?"... > > Mark Langford > > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
