-----Original Message----- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On Behalf Of Jim Faughn Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 9:44 PM To: 'KR builders and pilots' Subject: KR>Oshkosh
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 _______________________________________________ see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html
