KR> 100 hours on the KR today

2008-10-12 Thread wilder_jeff Wilder
G e* h--- r- y+++* --END GEEK CODE BLOCK-- >From: "Mark Langford" >Reply-To: KRnet >To: "KRnet" >Subject: KR> 100 hours on the KR today >Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 22:15:37 -0600 >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Received: from lizard.esosoft.net ([3

KR> 100 hours on the KR today

2008-10-12 Thread ienn...@att.net
Mark, Its great to hear confidence on landing this little high-performance machine. Since you have been the whole course, perhaps you can share with us your entry and landing techniques. Thanks, Dick Cocoa Beach -- Original message from "Mark Langford" : -- > KRnet

KR> 100 hours on the KR today

2008-10-12 Thread Mark Langford
Dick wrote: > Since you have been the whole course, perhaps you can share with us your > entry and landing techniques. The way I land is apparently not the "recommended" way, but I have to land pretty quick on the short bumpy airport that I fly out of (2600' x 40'). Even Troy gets antsy when h

KR> 100 hours on the KR today

2008-10-12 Thread jscott.pi...@juno.com
With 550 hours of KR time and a couple of thousand in tailwheels, I'd say that your technique is A-OK. Your numbers are close enough to mine that the differences in calibration could account for it, let alone the differences in airframes and wings. With the addition of flaps to my plane, my techni

KR> 100 hours on the KR today

2008-10-12 Thread Mark Langford
KRnetHeads, I hit 100 hours in the KR today, during another 2.5 hour tour of local airports. First to Guntersville, where I circled an old friend's house for a few minutes taking pictures. I'll send him one with his Christmas card to let him know the plane is finished. Then a few landings at