Those planes should be just as gentle as your KR if the tailwheels are configured correctly. But, there are a lot that are misconfigured, and lots of ideas about what is the right configuration. (I like the steering really loose, while others like it really tight). The only tailwheel planes I've had issues with were the ones with worn out steering pawls that would release when they shouldn't. Test flew an Avid Flyer one time and had 4 of the first 5 landings terminate with it skidding and wheel hopping the left wheel while the plane was trying to dive off the right side of the runway. Once I finally figured out the tailwheel was releasing under side loads and convinced the owner to let me install one of my spares, it was a pussy cat.
Just to make this KR related... We had a wonderfully nice day here in north Arkansas today, so I got both the SuperCub and the KR out for some exercise. It was really nice to get to burn some time in both of them. -Jeff Scott ------------ Sent: Monday, December 17, 2018 at 4:47 PM From: "Flesner via KRnet" <krnet@list.krnet.org> To: krnet@list.krnet.org Cc: Flesner <fles...@frontier.com> Subject: KR> flying tailwheels Today I helped a friend bring home a 1946 C-140 that he won in a raffle. After doing the first flight and several additional short test flights on the Murphy rebel and the C-140 today I'm starting to think that 700 hours in my KR has not prepared me to fly tailwheels. I'm learning what a pussycat my tailwheel KR is to handle compared to other TW aircraft. My KR lets me do the driving and the others have a mind of their own but I'll eventually catch up. So many airplanes, so little time..............:-( Larry Flesner _______________________________________________ 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
