Hi Owen, This was an interesting topic, at least for me. I am no KR2 flying expert, I just studied the material as provided.
However, I do not want to come forward as being negative towards the KR2 - I am building one myself. Time to ditch this topic. I'll definitely remember the lessons learned from studying those incident reports. Tx to all those who participated. Kind regards, Henni -----Original Message----- From: KRnet [mailto:krnet-boun...@list.krnet.org] On Behalf Of svd via KRnet Sent: Monday, 25 September 2017 5:15 AM To: krnet@list.krnet.org Cc: svd <osprey...@yahoo.com> Subject: KR> KR Safety Hi Henri, Regarding: > On Sep 24, 2017, at 9:00 AM, krnet-requ...@list.krnet.org wrote: > > I do not at all conseder the KR2 as unsafe. Like anything else, if you keep > within the design limitations you should be safe. We all know there are lies, dam lies, and statistics…but: The numbers show that General Aviation has a fatality rate about 19 times greater than driving - putting GA safety is on par with motorcycle riding. Experimental Aviation (as a sub group of GA) is ~10 times more dangerous (Amateur built aircraft made up 24% of all fatal accidents, but only 5% of overall flight time), with much of that risk concentrated on the first hour of flight. So, you should not consider the KR as safe and plan accordingly. I haven’t run the numbers for KR’s vs other experimental aircraft types, but I’m guessing the reliance on VW’s, and plans built vs kit, cost averse owners, and relatively high stall speed would weigh against its safety relative to averages. Cheers! Owen _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
