KR> control sticks

2008-10-12 Thread airb...@comcast.net
Hello there. I have a couple of questions regarding the control stick for the kr2. which control stick is much easier in all aspects of flying and of course safer ? single stick side control ?--dual controls middle stick ? are they both safe to use ? any pros and cons on either stick ? a

KR> control sticks

2008-10-12 Thread Dan Heath
All of the configurations should be equally safe, if properly built and if the pilot is comfortable with it. If you are already comfortable with a certain configuration and can replicate that in the KR, then that is the one that you may prefer and in that case, it would be a matter of preference.

KR> Control sticks

2008-10-12 Thread laser...@juno.com
I'm completely on the opposite side of the patch with Dan when it comes to control sticks and retractable gear. Sitting in the center of a standard KR-2 with a center stick gives you more headroom and side room. You have plenty of elbow room to move in all directions and although it's been quite

KR> Control sticks

2008-10-12 Thread Barry Kruyssen
I have a stock KR2, I look at it is a comfortable single seater for long trips which I can take passengers for a short flight (no more than an hour). When I'm in it alone I have my flight bag on the passenger seat (with it's handle through the seat belt) and rest my elbow on it, just perfect and I

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2008-10-12 Thread Mark Langford
Mike wrote: > I'm completely on the opposite side of the patch with Dan when it comes > to control sticks and retractable gear. Sitting in the center of a > standard KR-2 with a center stick gives you more headroom and side room. You are talking stock KR2, not KR2S. The KR2's bubble canopy woul

KR> Control sticks

2008-10-12 Thread GREG FISHER
Mark Langford wrote:. For the KR2S with a 2S, Dragonfly, Lancair, Pulsar, or Glasair canopy, the head room thing is a non-issue (although the shoulder room is another issue entirely). Mark, What do you know about a Glasair or Lancair canopy being used in a KR2S? Has this ever been done?