KR> first flight problems

2012-03-19 Thread Larry&Sallie Flesner
At 05:36 PM 3/18/2012, you wrote: >Because of the looseness at the bottom of the stick, the top >of the stick can move at the most 1/8" for/aft before the elevator moves. >+ Dan, The first order of business is to eliminate t

KR> first flight problems

2012-03-19 Thread michael inskeep
. > > Regards > Barry Kruyssen > k...@bigpond.com > > -Original Message- > From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On Behalf > Of DAN INA GLANDT > Sent: Monday, 19 March 2012 8:37 AM > To: kr...@mylist.net > Subject: KR> first flig

KR> first flight problems

2012-03-18 Thread Peter Diffey
Hi, Did you note the airspeed? Have accurate is your ASI? It seems to me that as well as CG issues you may be taking off too slow and your nodding behavior is an insipient stall. Why are out taking off at 75% power? How do you know it's 75%? I think you are lucky not to have crashed, you reall

KR> first flight problems

2012-03-18 Thread velocityo...@yahoo.com
Dan, You are a very good pilot to have survived an out of CG condition of that much. You will do just fine when the CG is correct. My suggestion is to machine some small aluminum blocks to go between the engine mount and firewall. One of you stretched the tail and didn't do something on the nos

KR> first flight problems

2012-03-18 Thread Barry Kruyssen
o contact me regarding any aspects of my Jabiru installation. Regards Barry Kruyssen k...@bigpond.com -Original Message- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On Behalf Of DAN INA GLANDT Sent: Monday, 19 March 2012 8:37 AM To: kr...@mylist.net Subject: KR>

KR> first flight problems

2012-03-18 Thread Dan Heath
Dan, I definitely think you have an AFT CG problem, although that number indicates you are right in the center. First, I would carefully check those numbers. I flew a KR with an aft condition and it acted just like you describe. At one time I considered the 2200, but it would have been too

KR> first flight problems

2012-03-18 Thread DAN INA GLANDT
Hi, After getting the brakes to work smoothly and completing my biannual flight check the day before, I tried the first flight test of my KR2S conventional gear with Jabiru 2200. It was a good day with a steady headwind of about 10 mph right down the 6000? runway. The plan was to take off and