I forgot the most compelling reason to ditch the retractsyou might
just land with the gear up! Been there, done that!
But on the other side of the coin, in the event of a forced landing in a
field full of beans or even short clover, fixed gear can nose you over
instantly on landing, poten
There are several reasons why KR builders migrated from the retracts to
fixed gear:
The original design was a bit weak on support, especially for heavier
planes and pilots, leading to excessive flexing, and even poking holes
in the top of the wing during a hard landing. The latching mechanism
merset
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Re: KR> Stock kr2 flying and brakes
From: KRnet on behalf of Dr. Feng Hsu via KRn
Thank you so much Brad for your link for the upgrade of my KR2 breaks. It
looks like will cost $350 for the replacement. Have you actually done the
same upgrade on your KR2 breaks? Not sure how difficult is it to do the
replacement on the break? Do you have any pictures to show how was your
breaks
Here's the correct link for the Aerobrakes, apologies incomplete link provided
previously.
https://www.sonexaircraft.com/eshop/cart.php?target=product&product_id=17249
Kind regards,
Brad Wagenhauser
Chief Flying Instructor
Great Western Airsports
Brown Shutters Farm Airfield
Somerset
Mobile
There's two easy and relatively affordable options for an Azusa cable brake
upgrade as follows:
1. Upgrade just the problematic drums -
https://www.sonexaircraft.com/eshop/cart.php?target=product&product_id=16446&substring=Brakes
2. Convert to Aerobrakes -
shop/cart.php?target=product&produc
Thank you so much Mr. Parley for your deep insights of testing fly your
KR2, which I believe was the same exact original design as mine! Yes, I
think the Ron Robinson supplied cable drum break for the KR2 was a joke,
and the quality is so poor that I would not wish to use it on a golf cart,
much le
Dr. His,
After reading your posts I thought I would chime in on my experience flying my
stock kr2 with retracts.
I first flew my bird (N54PB) on Dec.7,1991 yes Pearl Harbor day, I originally
flew it using the Azusa round brake drums supplied by Ran Robinson. These
brakes were not good, first,
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