----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Faughn
To: 'KR builders and pilots'
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 9:44 PM
Subject: KR>Oshkosh
I want to thank Jim Faughn, Larry Fleshner and others for coming to the
Cape Girardeau airshow. I'm looking forward to Jim's vido and Larry's first
flight in his KR2s in the near furture. My Kr2s is under construction and sits
in a warehouse about 10 miles north of the Cape airport. Next time you guys are
arround I would like for you to take a look at it. I would have taken you guys
there but just couldn't find the time as the airshow had me pretty well tied
up.
Mike
Turner
I'm heading off tomorrow at noon for a quick trip to San Francisco but
wanted to update you on Oshkosh. I'll be flying in on either Sunday
(preferable) or Monday and all KR's that aren't camping should try to
park in the automotive engine area. I am working on updating the
presentation for Forum, with Mark's help, and have some pretty exciting
video I will be using for talking through the landing presentation. This
last Sunday, I took a friend who is in the video business (like Video
Bob) and he went for a 1st flight in my KR to the Cape Girardeau
airshow. The entire purpose was to get a video that showed what it was
like in the phases of landing a KR. We just finished editing the video
and it exceeds my expectations. For those that have never flown in a KR,
this is as real as it gets. We did a really good landing and then on the
way back, I let him know we were going to do a botched approach that we
would have to correct for. This required a good slip and a bit of a
bounce that was all captured out of the canopy. Pretty good friend to do
this with me! Anyway besides the landing sequences, you will also see
the KR up close and personal with an F-18, F16 and a Blackhawk
helicopter .... on the ground. They also gave me permission to make
closed traffic, a low approach and an abrupt vertical move to leave the
area which is also on tape. This video will be shown at our talk at
Oshkosh. By the way, I got to see several KR people which was why I went
in the first place. Thanks for the hospitality Mike and Larry. For those
that aren't going, you will have to wait. My friend, also named Bob, has
volunteered, once I'm back, to finish the edit with my narration of the
landings and then encode it for delivery on the Web. Hopefully by late
August.
Take care and I hope to see everyone at Oshkosh.
Jim
N891JF
Jim Faughn
4323D Laclede Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63108
(314)652-7659
Mailto:jfau...@mvp.net
Web Site http://jfaughn.com
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