Thanks Gary for saying that about Aft CG. I wanted to offer the same
comment more or less, but I decided to keep my mouth shut in trying to
avoid annoying anyone who might not wish to hear anything from a rookie
pilot in this otherwise highly experienced KR crowd
Obviously, the risk perception
I too have bicycle cable brakes on retractable gear. Workable, but never
great. Putting on the expensive drums (research the KR newsletter) helped
some, and replacing the bicycle brake cables with motorcycle cables would
help a lot.
Cable brakes are light, cheap, reliable, never need to be bled,
your landing gear looks nearly identical like mine. But my breaks on the
wheels are cable activated, which is one of major obstacles preventing me
to take it to the sky... I am wondering if yours were cable breaks as well
initially, but you managed to convert it into hydraulic breaks correct? If
so
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> On Jul 20, 2022, at 9:34 PM, Lulubelle Pitts via KRnet
> wrote:
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> I'm having brake line leaks in the 1/8" plastic tubing, I think because the
> ferrels won't seal the plastic ... an+clip
Lulabelle Pitts;
I used stainless steel brake lines all the way in
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, t
Larry writes:
"The simplest way to determine correct empty CG location would be to use a bit
of reverse engineering. Build the airplane complete to the firewall and then
determine the desired location of the engine that will give you the most aft CG
location when considering arm and weight of
On 7/20/2022 7:34 PM, Jamie Lockhart via KRnet wrote:
Therefore I ask how the "correct empty C of G position" is readily
established in a modified aeroplane?Generally speaking, the aft CG
limit is driven by static stability requirements - such as stall/spin
recovery - and the forward limit by
Thanks for your insight Kiwi :)
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> On Jul 20, 2022, at 8:20 PM, kiwi faulkner via KRnet
> wrote:
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> Colin writes:
>
> "Build them right and light and build in the correct empty C of G position
> and there are no issues with the plane at all. Only issues you want to dr
Colin writes:
"Build them right and light and build in the correct empty C of G position and
there are no issues with the plane at all. Only issues you want to dream up."
Larry responds:
"Builders and fliers on the net would be better served if you would use your
knowledge and expertise to edu
IIRC, Colin has a Jabiru 2200 for an engine. Please, correct me if I'm
wrong.
On 7/20/2022 10:51 AM, Dave Klingler via KRnet wrote:
Colin, I’m curious to know what engine you were flying.
Dave Klingler
On Jul 20, 2022, at 5:44 AM, colin hales via KRnet
wrote:
I flew from England to Austral
On 7/20/2022 6:44 AM, colin hales via KRnet wrote:
Build them right and light and build in the correct empty C of G
position and there are no issues with the plane at all. Only issues
you want to dream up.
There is nothing wrong with the plane here. Only if a pilot doesn't fly
within the we
> Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at 9:17 AM
> From: "Jamie Lockhart via KRnet"
> To: krnet@list.krnet.org
> Cc: "Jamie Lockhart"
> Subject: Re: KRnet> First landing in a KR
>
> Would an rv-8 taildragger do the trick to practice landing John ?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
Jamie, the RV-8 TD would b
Colin, I’m curious to know what engine you were flying.
Dave Klingler
> On Jul 20, 2022, at 5:44 AM, colin hales via KRnet
> wrote:
> I flew from England to Australia with two people on board. 66 flights over
> 22,000 miles. Through lovely weather but also sand storms and severe
> turbulenc
I enjoyed it!!😁
Bill Jacobs
Daytona Beach ⛱️
(386) 682 7516
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That reminds me of what Curtis Pitts said about his airplane the Pitts
special,
"There's no such thing as a squirrely airplane, just squirrely pilots."
On Wed, Jul 20, 2022, 4:44 AM colin hales via KRnet
wrote:
> I keep my gob shut mostly, unless I read something that's just so
> obviously wro
Would an rv-8 taildragger do the trick to practice landing John ?
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> On Jul 20, 2022, at 11:08 AM, John Gotschall via KRnet
> wrote:
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>
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> I still have not made a first landing in a kr. Mine is still a project,
> probably beause there are so many opportunities to fly
Hello everyone. I’m listening to the guy who flew from England to Australia.
What an amazing story ! I recently purchased a kr-2 project “almost home to
her new nest” and the previous owner had one thing in mind…. Build a light
aircraft ! As an amateur I’ll stick with his vision and build as li
I still have not made a first landing in a kr. Mine is still a project,
probably beause there are so many opportunities to fly things that are
already airworthy.
But I did get some right seat stick time in a std kr2 with a natural
aspirated vw 2180, dragonfly canopy and a navy pilot owner in the
I keep my gob shut mostly, unless I read something that's just so obviously
wrong and damming to anyone who might read it and get the wrong idea about this
wonderful aircraft we all built.
I read these words...
(Those first KR's had a reputation for stick sensitivity. They did fly fine
with o
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