Re: KR> KR Safety

2017-09-26 Thread Mike T via KRnet
The statistics on the safety record of homebuilts are somewhat misleading. According to studies by Ron Wanttaja in Kitplanes Magazine, the safety record is much worse during the first few hours of flight. After that it decreases and eventually the safety record is similar to that of certified plane

Re: KR> KR Safety

2017-09-26 Thread Mark Langford via KRnet
Jeff Scott wrote: >> You may want to engage Ron Wanttaja as he has spent a great deal of time and >> effort sifting through the NTSB databases to do statistical analysis of >> aircraft accidents, especially pertaining to Experimental Amateur Built >> (E-AB) Aircraft.<< Thanks for the reminder

Re: KR> KR Safety

2017-09-26 Thread Jeff Scott via KRnet
rsing the databases to acquire the same data, then putting it into a usable format.   -Jeff Scott Los Alamos, NM   -- Sent: Monday, September 25, 2017 at 5:51 PM Cc: "John Bouyea" Subject: KR> KR Safety At the 2017 Gathering, we had a f

Re: KR> KR Safety

2017-09-26 Thread Jeff Scott via KRnet
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KR> KR Safety Numbers

2017-09-25 Thread svd via KRnet
> On Sep 25, 2017, at 9:00 AM, krnet-requ...@list.krnet.org wrote: > > Message: 14 > Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2017 05:04:06 -0700 > From: "John Bouyea" mailto:j...@bouyea.net>> > To: "'KRnet'" mailto:krnet@list.krnet.org>> > Subjec

KR> KR Safety

2017-09-25 Thread John Bouyea via KRnet
t is exactly what Owen points out below: "KR-specific" We all want to fly safely. Our objective is to find out what hasn't been successful so we don't make the same mistakes repeatedly. Mark and I will keep you updated. John Bouyea N5391M/ KR2 OR81/ Hillsboro, OR 2015 KR

KR> KR Safety

2017-09-25 Thread John Bouyea via KRnet
2015 KR@MMV Gathering CoHost Subject: Re: KR> KR Safety ...This was an interesting topic, at least for me. I am no KR2 flying expert, I just studied the material as provided. Henni Subject: KR> KR Safety ...I haven’t run the numbers for KR’s vs other experimental aircraft types, but I’

Re: KR> KR Safety

2017-09-24 Thread Hendrik van Rooyen via KRnet
ssons learned from studying those incident reports. Tx to all those who participated. Kind regards, Henni -Original Message- From: KRnet [mailto:krnet-boun...@list.krnet.org] On Behalf Of svd via KRnet Sent: Monday, 25 September 2017 5:15 AM To: krnet@list.krnet.org Cc: svd Subject: K

KR> KR Safety

2017-09-24 Thread svd via KRnet
Hi Henri, Regarding: > On Sep 24, 2017, at 9:00 AM, krnet-requ...@list.krnet.org wrote: > > I do not at all conseder the KR2 as unsafe. Like anything else, if you keep > within the design limitations you should be safe. We all know there are lies, dam lies, and statistics…but: The numbers