Flesner. I'am here to tell a story. Have you ever picked up the tail of a Piper Pawnee to see if there was chemical in the tank? Probably not. This CG issue is a simple no brainer and the only threat is two riders instead of one. If the aircraft is balanced on the airfoil and your landing gear placement is within the range your HS will pick up in take off roll then she should fly ok. Interpretation of a post here on the KR net is a matter of choice and Colin is saying don't fear the unknown but to embrace it and work out the CG issue as you go I mean let's face it if the CG is so bad the plane probably wouldn't leave the ground with two souls on board. You fly a KR-2 with a 0200 hung on the front. I have to ask, did Ken and Ran even think of that hung on the front in original construction?
On Thu, Jul 21, 2022 at 3:21 PM Harold Wagenknecht via KRnet < krnet@list.krnet.org> wrote: > When I was started to take my first glider lesson…. I weighted about 130 > lbs and before each flight I had to install a 25 lbs “lead cushion” under > the seat of our trusting ASK13 to bring the cg into an acceptable range. > > Years later I didn’t head my own advise and flew another glider with an > aft cg…. It abruptly entered a spin and only sufficient altitude saved my a… > > While my KR2 is still in my workshop, I will definitely plan to “adjust” > my cg with weights if needed. > > A proper cg is serious business. > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > <https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/?.src=iOS> > > On Thursday, July 21, 2022, 1:16 PM, MS <propbala...@att.net> wrote: > > Very good post. I've deliberately not trimmed this response since Gary's > post below sums things up so nicely. > > Mike > KSEE > > ************************************ > > On Wednesday, July 20, 2022, 10:35:14 PM PDT, Gary Sack via KRnet < > krnet@list.krnet.org> wrote: > > > Colin Hale sounds like the real deal. If he's written a book, it's > next on my read list. > > When I read "When I left Alaska for Russia, laden with 220 litres of fuel > on board, or 55 US gallons. I could hardly lift the tail wheel off the > floor and knew already, without scales or maths or charts, that the C of G > was beyond the aft limit, in the divergent range." > > I knew he was competent, but today he wrote > > " but why are so many plots wanting to say, "I flew mine way beyond the > aft C of G limits and it almost killed me! " > > What the hell do you expect?" > > What I expect is that if Colin flys a KR at aft CG he will arrive at his > destination. If I do, I might. If a green pilot tries he won't. > > The KR is a delightful airplane. Fast, fun, & cheap. A novice will have > his hands full at forward CG and MUST NOT carry his friends till he has it > mastered. When he has it mastered, he will know what not to do. > > Gary Sack 81 JM (Original, stock, retractable KR ll) > > > > > -- > KRnet mailing list > KRnet@list.krnet.org > https://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet > -- > KRnet mailing list > KRnet@list.krnet.org > https://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet > > -- > KRnet mailing list > KRnet@list.krnet.org > https://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet >
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