> > Safety is important. Finances are limited. I did run into a gentleman > yesterday at Aircraft Spruce ?East who currently owns six airplanes! > ?Including two pits, two hyperbype, and the Sesna that he flew to Peachtree > GA ?to pick up parts. He had previously owned a KR2 that he built 30 years > ago before there were premoulded parts, he said, so we talked about his KR2.? > I was in aw thinking how wonderful it must be to have a hanger full of > aircraft to choose from. ?Someday I hope to have two airplanes to choose from > including a KR2 and safety ?will be at the top of my list.? > Joe > ?
I have kept 2 planes, and sometimes 3 for most of the last 30 years. I love having a selection of dissimilar planes to fly, but the upkeep for multiple planes is a lot of work, especially with two custom Experimentals that I am always trying to improve. When I wanted to get started building my SuperCub clone, my wife insisted that one of the two current planes had to go. In her words, "Last time you owned 3 planes you spent all your time fixing and very little time flying." I really couldn't argue with her logic as she was right. But given the resources, once I retire, I'd still add a third plane to my stable. :o) -Jeff Scott Los Alamos, NM
