At the 2017 Gathering, we had a forum session about Experimental Amateur Built (EAB) safety from Jeff Edwards of the LOBO (Lancair Owners and Builders Organization) His take away for me was; 1. Hard data specific to our KR fleet is available from FAA & NTSB and 2. Reviewing this data could be highly advantageous to us as a group or KR owners and builders. Langford and I spoke with him after the session. He's offered to help us through the process to gather and then begin to analyze this information. This isn't going to be something where we'll have results immediately. I hope what we come up with leads us to offer factual hard data regarding the safety of KR-series aircraft. We'll distribute that information when it is finished. As part of that work, we'll ask the current pilots to give us objective information about the KRs they fly. I think that is exactly what Owen points out below: "KR-specific" We all want to fly safely. Our objective is to find out what hasn't been successful so we don't make the same mistakes repeatedly. Mark and I will keep you updated. John Bouyea N5391M/ KR2 OR81/ Hillsboro, OR 2015 KR@MMV Gathering CoHost
Subject: Re: KR> KR Safety ...This was an interesting topic, at least for me. I am no KR2 flying expert, I just studied the material as provided. Henni Subject: KR> KR Safety ...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. 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
