Remember that until recently, almost all KRs were built and flown with
header tanks. I have never seen an appreciable change in CG either, but
also have a 12 gallon header tank. However, when carrying a lot of baggage
in the right seat, in my first KR, I could definitely tell the difference on
fl
Okay one last quick thought.
I promise.
I once saw a gentleman who works in the field of Automobile safety talking
about the fact that Autos have improved tremendously over the last few
decades, as far as safety design goes. We now have seat belts, airbags,
Anti-Lock Brakes, Energy Abs
While I only have a 10th of the time in my KR2S as Joe has in his, I agree
with his opinions. The majority of my time in the airplane so far has been
in 3 hour legs flying from coast to coast, and I can say without
hesitation that I never adjusted the trim once during the entire trip. It is
Ray, Don't sweat it. I have the 12 gal header tank from Rand sitting in my lap.
I accept the risk. And to follow on the accident comments if it is sever enough
to rupture the header tank I most likely did not survive, If it was sever
enough to rupture a header tank then it was bad enough to rupt
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