Hi, Owen Scholz, new to KRnet and the KR world. Currently I fly an RV-9A, and the RV line of aircraft have a GREAT reputation throughout the experimental community, with thousands being built. Although I have not yet flown a KR, Jeff said in an earlier post that he uses his RV-6 as a KR trainer and that the flight characteristics are extremely similar. If this really is the case, how would one aircraft be "super pitch and a handful to fly" and the other (RV line) be "light on the controls, a dream to fly, and respond to your thoughts"?
I believe the KR got a bad repor with its first generation because there was no other aircraft like it, and it seemed to be too good to be true. Now, with the addition of 1 or 2 bays in the aft end of the aircraft, the pitch stability is greatly increased, likely making the aircraft fly very similarly to the famed RV line. Let's all kill the stigma that the KR is a pitchy aircraft, and instead understand that it is a responsive aircraft with extremely low operating costs, and thus forth, is not your flight schools Cessna. On Tue, Aug 24, 2021, 08:06 Flesner <fles...@frontier.com> wrote: > On 8/24/2021 4:31 AM, colin hales wrote: > > The people who continually question the design of the aircraft either > haven't got theirs set up right or haven't finished building or are just as > persistent about raising this subject > > > > Colin H. > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > Yes, the KR is light on the controls but that also makes it a delight to > fly. I think you can trust the members on this list like Mark > Langford, Jeff Scott, Colin Hales, Tommy Waymack, Phil Matheson, Joe > Horton, and me with 500+ hours and some with 1000+ hours in the KR when > we say what a delight the KR is to fly. Others like Dan Diehl, Marty > Roberts, and Ken Rand himself flew these birds all over the country and > always landed with a smile. There is one KR that I'm aware of here in > the heart of the country that has been coast to coast at least twice on > a VW engine. > > Accept the flight characteristics of the KR and keep building. Build out > the flaws, get the C.G. correct, learn to fly it, and reap the rewards > of your efforts. > > How many days till Lees Summit? I don't see Joe Horton's name on the > list. Are you going to make it Joe? > > Larry Flesner > ________________________________ > -Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > -Change list delivery options at > https://list.krnet.org/list/krnet.list.krnet.org/ Affinity List Info Board > -Search recent KRnet Archives at > https://list.krnet.org/empathy/list/krnet.list.krnet.org/ > -Search <https://list.krnet.org/empathy/list/krnet.list.krnet.org/-Search> > John Bouyea's decades of archive at > https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/ ________________________________ -Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html -Change list delivery options at https://list.krnet.org/list/krnet.list.krnet.org/ Affinity List Info Board -Search recent KRnet Archives at https://list.krnet.org/empathy/list/krnet.list.krnet.org/ -Search John Bouyea's decades of archive at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/
