Hi there,I have been observing from the sidelines and would like to become
involved in this group and really dont know where to start??Are there any
active members near Daytona beach?I haven't built or flown anything yet. My
work background is that of an engineering design technologist. And I work for a
military contractor. I turned 62 in June, and have a little under 4 years
before retirement. I have been involved with mopar ?muscle cars since high
school.I have started collecting parts to build a corvair flight engine. Not
knowing in what type of aircraft it will end up being placed in.?I believe it
will be a KR2S.Thanks for listening.
Bill Jacobs
------ Original message------From: Chris Kinnaman via KRnetDate: Fri, Sep 11,
2015 5:33 PMTo: KRnet;Cc: Chris Kinnaman;Subject:KR> KR Organization?Just a
couple of observations, helped along by my involvement and experience over the
past 48 years with aviation folks in general and specifically homebuilders and
EAA chapters.1. There are a lot of enthusiastic people who will jump at the
chance to get things moving and get things done. This is great! There are
innumerable details that need to be addressed when putting on an event such as
a fly-in, pancake breakfast, YE rally, or KR gathering. Having the ability to
delegate tasks to one, two, or a crew of willing workers usually takes care of
that stuff quickly and efficiently.2. As individuals finish their projects and
they move from being builders into the realm of owners and pilots, most will
move away from being willing to take on the tasks they had performed in the
recent past at events such as this. There will be some who remain, ready to do
what needs to be done to pull off the event. These people are like gold!
Experience is incredibly valuable in the field of volunteering. The way to keep
these people is to treat them well, never taking their contributions for
granted.3. Some leadership or steering is adviseable, if for no other reasons
than to get the ball rolling year-to-year and to be a repository for wisdom &
experience gathered from previous events. This doesn't have to be a formal
organizational structure, not club, not association, not 501c3, just a
responsive individual or team who will see to it that the event planning is
taking place and the event runs as it should. The fact is, the majority of us
have plenty to do with families and jobs and we have a hard enough time getting
everyday life out of the way enough to pursue our aviation interests. It
doesn't make sense to have everyone connected with KRnet a decision maker re:
Gatherings. We have to trust that those who either step up or are nominated to
the task do the right thing. The important factor is that if we keep it simple,
that is, no formal organizational structure, then everybody who performs these
functions gets to do it in their own style. That necessarily means one event
may not look like another year-to-year, and expectations about anybody's
actions may not be fulfilled.I haven't been following KRnet all that long so
I'm guessing here, but from what I've heard, seen, and read there have been no
trainwrecks as far as the gatherings go. I know some details persist after,
sometimes long after, an event has ended. Homebuilders are pretty good at
addressing details. I'm confident any issues regarding the most recent
gathering will be resolved in a positive manner.Thanks, my $.02Chris
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