When I got my Pietenpol, it had recycled Cleveland masters (10-34s or similar,
off a Cessna), and the builder had installed a Bowden-style cable on each side
of the cockpit to actuate the parking brakes. Those old-style brakes such as
were used on older Cessnas were very simple steel tabs that
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From: KRnet On Behalf Of Jeff Scott via KRnet
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Cc: Jeff Scott
Subject: Re: KR> taxi testing
Stef,
I don't know of any KRs that use a parking brake, so you may not get an
answer here. Most of us just hold the brakes
> Subject: KR> taxi testing
>
> Hi my Friends,
>
> Yesterday we moved our plane to the airport. This was already a beautiful
> moment. But also a bit stress full. Wil it all be oke on the trailer. WE
> arived safe at the airport. Installed the wings, checked everyti
Hi my Friends,
Yesterday we moved our plane to the airport. This was already a beautiful
moment. But also a bit stress full. Wil it all be oke on the trailer. WE arived
safe at the airport. Installed the wings, checked everyting. Did a runup test
so I could starting with the first taxi test.
I
5391M/ OR81, just 25 nm away from KMMV...
>
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> via KRnet
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> To: krnet at list.krnet.org
> Subject: Re: KR> taxi testing
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touch and gos.
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Subject: Re: KR> taxi testing
From: Ed Janssen via KRnet
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Date: Tue, February 03, 2015 4:06 pm
To: "bjoenunley" , "KRnet"
I did 9 hours of taxiing before flying my KR-1 for the first time.
rst-flights?
John Bouyea/ N5391M/ OR81, just 25 nm away from KMMV...
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From: KRnet [mailto:krnet-bounces at list.krnet.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Scott
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Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2015 8:20 AM
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i don't get it guys... expert test pilots just taxi to the runway then
push the throttle to the wall and take off?
On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 5:33 PM, n357cj via KRnet
wrote:
> Well Guys, I was trying to stay away from this subject but I have yet to see
> one of the compelling reasons to do taxi te
>
>
> >>Do your high-speed taxi training after your plane has flown with a
> "genius" pilot.
>
>
>
>
> Mark;
> Very thoughtful response. Thanks. I am an A&P and a commercial pilot, so
> this question comes up every time we do a repair or modification on an
> aircraft...who shou
Rogelio M. Serrano Jr. wrote:
> I don't get it guys... expert test pilots just taxi to the runway then push
> the throttle to the wall and take off?
I think there are a few minor differences:
- It's not his airplane
- He's wearing a parachute, maybe even an ejection seat
- He has really good
Well Guys, I was trying to stay away from this subject but I have yet to see
one of the compelling reasons to do taxi tests with a brand new experimental
airplane. What is wrong with the plane??? There a any number of things that can
seriously kill ya that could be wrong with your plane. I did n
...I'm absolutely the opinion of Marks recommendations!
Any theories,which can be read in books and magazines are good for the head but
not for the hands.Therefore,it is essential to coordinate theory and
practice.As Mark said,it is very controversial to find a suitable human/Pilot.
Before I
>>Do your high-speed taxi training after your plane has flown with a "genius"
>>pilot.
Mark;
Very thoughtful response. Thanks. I am an A&P and a commercial pilot, so this
question comes up every time we do a repair or modification on an
aircraft...who should test-fly the plane? Who i
How a bout a reality check her.
Go and get lessons with an instructor before you kill yourself or wreak
years of hard work.
Phil Matheson
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Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2015 7:12 AM
To: laser147 at juno.com ; KRnet
Subject: Re: KR> t
aircraft will be very beneficial, ?I
recommend it. ?As will currency.?
Be safe.
Joe
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Original message From: Mark Langford via KRnet
Date:02/03/2015 9:45 PM (GMT-06:00)
To: peter ,KRnet Subject: Re: KR> taxi testing
"Pete
I've enjoyed the debate about how to handle the first flight... that unexpected
shock at the end of the building process. I will suggest what worked for me two
years ago when I had to test fly a homebuilt that was entirely untested by it's
builder (not me!). I did a careful annual, several days
"Peter" wrote:
>>Do your high-speed taxi training after your plane has flown with a
"genius" pilot.<<
Troy Petteway did my first flight for me. I'm honored and lucky that he
did it for me...that's quite a risk for anybody to take for a friend.
And it makes a lot of sense to ask an expert pil
: Re: KR> taxi testing
How a bout a reality check her.
Go and get lessons with an instructor before you kill yourself or wreak
years of hard work.
Phil Matheson
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Mire Stirewalt wrote:
>> My opinion remains that it's about the dumbest thing one can do in a
KR, or any airplane. <<
How do we learn things? Practice! Quite often I'll fly up to nearby
airport with no traffic and a 6000' runway and do 10-12 touch and goes
just to hone my landings. These in
I did 9 hours of taxiing before flying my KR-1 for the first time. I
learned a lot about directional control while fast taxiing. Wear light
footwear - not hiking shoes. Use very smooth and slow throttle (and rudder)
adjustments. For my first flight, I did the same thing as I did when fast
t
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Subject: KR> taxi testing
Mike Stirewalt wrote:
> I don't have enough words to describe just
: krnet at list.krnet.org Subject: KR> taxi
testing
Thinking of my last posting on this issue I'm sounding to myself like a
grumpy old know-it-all making blanket proclamations. Sorry for being so
dogmatic. Clearly there is a case to be made, especially with
newly-built or newly modified a
Another good book on the subject is The Compleat Taildragger Pilot
http://www.amazon.com/Compleat-Taildragger-Pilot-Harvey-Plourde/dp/0963913700.
I read both books while recently obtaining my tailwheel endorsement. I
learned things from both. The Compleat Taildragger Pilot is very technical
in it
Thinking of my last posting on this issue I'm sounding to myself like a
grumpy old know-it-all making blanket proclamations. Sorry for being so
dogmatic. Clearly there is a case to be made, especially with
newly-built or newly modified airplanes, to take it down the runway to
make sure the landin
Mark said,
> "FYI, for those who have yet to fly a taildragger, . . ."
I would add, buy a copy of Langsewiche's book Stick and Rudder and read
the Chapter on "Landing". Several times.
Some people obviously get away with running their planes down the runway
at high speed and safely stopping bef
Mike Stirewalt wrote:
> I don't have enough words to describe just how stupid it is to
> run an aircraft, especially a taildragger, down a runway a high speed
> unless one is landing or taking off.
I think the stupid part was the full-aft stick and the gusty crosswinds
during a high speed tax
KRnetHeads,
I've already made a lot of friends out at MDQ. Chris, the A&P that held the
flashlight for me last night while we installed the wings, dropped by every
half hour or so to see if I needed a hand, and a new guy came by and pretty
much made a day of it, helping me remove the wings again
right on the ruder pedals.
Brian Kraut
Engineering Alternatives, Inc.
www.engalt.com
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From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On
Behalf Of Mark Langford
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 10:51 PM
To: KRnet
Subject: KR> taxi testing?
KRnetHeads,
I
I think you need to get a new flight advisor. The big mistake I made is
to stop building my KR-1 back in 1970, it was coming along good but some
of my flight advisors advised that i would kill myself in it because it
would be too sensitive in pitch. But i read in 2005 of this guy on
KR-net that h
Hi Mark,
I did the repeated high speed taxi tests full length on the runway until I
was comfortable taking it to near flying speed and back to a stop. I did
the same thing as far as getting light on the wheels a couple times. It
doesn't take long to become almost second nature on the controls.
it's your call.
Serge Vidal
KR2 "Kilimanjaro Cloud"
Paris, France
"Mark Langford"
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2005-05-17 04:50
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Pour : "KRnet"
cc :(ccc : Serge VIDAL/DNSA
Incredible I can contribute once again to the "master" of KRs...LOL
Seriously, Mark I would continue to taxi around until you feel as comfortable
as driving your car. I did, and was so glad because there were no surprises
when landing later. I just took a tour of the airport and began maneuverin
Hi Mark, Congratulations. The YeeeH's are not far away.
Your friends at MDQ are probably right that you did leave the ground. So
far you have been given good advise. I will only relate a bit of my first
flight experience. But first I want you to go back and invite your new
fr
Hi Mark
I can't really add much to what the others are saying other than to keep all
your throttle changes really gentle and don't lift the tail too early. Be sure
to have a safety plan. Know exactly where you will go if the engine stops
beforehand in initial climb. Practice it. Wait for a nice
Mark,
I taxied my KR-1 for 9 + hours. Got everyone bored and yawning watching me;
but actually it was fun. I did all my fast taxiing in almost dead calm
conditions. After the first couple of hours, I did pretty much fast taxiing
with the tail up for the rest of the hours. I always added power
Thanks for all the good advice. Much of it goes back to good old-fashioned
tailwheel training, but this bird is a little different from what I'm used
to! And I just talked to Troy, so I've been reminded of what's
important...stuff like not chopping the throttle when I want the tail to
come down..
I was doing a little taxi testing yesterday after work and there was a
Cessna 172 doing pattern work. He saw me out on the runway and called me
saying "28U to the white Glasair doing taxi runs, copy?" Well, there was no
one else on the airport so I knew he was calling me. Basically he was just
want
My KR has often times been confused with a Glassair I TD, even when I used to
fly around with a Glassair I TD. They look so similar.
It was almost 8 years ago that my KR became one of the earlier -2S KRs to fly,
although since mine was started prior to the release of the -2S supplements it
do
RE: My KR has often times been confused with a Glassair I TD, even when I
used to fly around with a Glassair I TD. They look so similar.
Many years ago when few people knew that there was such a thing as a KR, I
was in the pattern and had just turned base when I heard over the unicom,
something
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From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On
Behalf Of Dan Heath
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 5:31 PM
To: kr...@mylist.net
Subject: Re: KR> Taxi testing yesterday.
RE: My KR has often times been confused with a Glassair I TD, even when I
used to fly a
Mark
Just my 2 cents worth. When I was taxi testing in preparation for the first
flight I was amazed at how soon the airplane wanted to lift off. It could be
made to "skip" on the runway at approx 45mph and was in ground effect somewhere
around 50mph ( not sure since the pitot tube had blocka
Not to be a pickle-puss or a wet blanket, but regarding taxi testing with a
passenger onboard: when Paul Martin was taxi-testing his KR2 (on a backwoods
strip) he took me down the runway on one of his runs. We got photos, which
were posted on my website. I posted a little report on Paul's test
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