Dana, I have to totally agree with everything you said below. Excuses can be made up over and over and we can all hide behind ridicule. But until these planes are exposed at the airshows, they will always carry that stigma that has been attached to them for years. If you are ashamed to show your plane because of it's hyped up reputation by people who do not know better, then do not build one and get rid of the one you have and let someone who is proud of it show it off at the airshows. Personally, starting next year, you will see my KR at Oshkosh and every other airshow I can get to without getting a divorce over it. Now, finish up that KR and get it out there for the world to see. Can you imagine just how many KR would be flying if every one that was started was finished. There have been over 12,000 sets of plans sold. That would be a lot of KR's.
BTW, I have a really cool speed brake installation and very simple. Plus, the operation is flawless. I just finished the installation if the panel switch and all wiring yesterday. I will make a web link to it this weekend for all to see. Mark Jones (N886MJ) Wales, WI USA E-mail me at [email protected] Visit my KR-2S CorvAIRCRAFT web site at http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj/homepage.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dana Overall" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 6:12 AM Subject: Re: KR> Oshkosh Attendance > >From: "Dan Heath" <[email protected]> > The KR got shunned by the EAA at it's 20th > >anniversary and I do believe that a lot of the older guy who tried to > >participate that year remember it and really don't want to go back. > > I've been around KR's for a lot of years and hear this every Oshkosh year. > What I have never heard are the particulars. Was the KR actually slighted > or was it just perceived? Dan, do you know the issues? > > I do know that 3 is usually a good number for Sun & Fun or Oshkosh, with the > number of plans sold over the years that is a poor turnout. I've said it > before, this is a great little airplane and should be flown to events. This > is especially true now that Rand Robinson no longer is a patron at Sun & > Fun, Arlington, Oshkosh, etc. Sorry, you can slam me but I think the busy > grandmother card has been played way too many times. If it wasn't for the > KRNet, just how much interest would there be in building one nowdays? I've > got to be careful in what I say anymore as some think simply because I am > now buidling something else, I have no interest in the KR design. Nothing > could be furthur from the truth. Get these KRs out for people to see. It > would amaze you the number of people who have never seen one in person. I'd > have to go out on limb and say the KR is the most underseen experimental > airplane at flyins around the states that has been on the market for as long > as it has been. Why should someone have to be so interested in the KR to > have to make a journey to a national gathering hosted by individuals > interested in the continuance of the airplane once a year rather than see > one at their local airshow? I don't mean to sound like a nagging father but > that's a poor way to show off your bird. Sorry but you can't walk around > with a damn chip on your shoulder for something that happened to someone > else you don't even know uhpteen years ago. > > Sorry for the Fun Friday rant, but get these great inexpensive airplanes. > People want to see them. > > I'm sure I'll get slammed and start my weekend off to a pis$ poor start, but > so be it:-) Looking forward to camping at the > gathering.....................had my banjo out yesterday.........boy am I > bad but I sure can play loud!!!! > > > > > Dana Overall > 1999 & 2000 National KR Gathering host > Richmond, KY i39 > RV-7 slider, Imron black, "Black Magic" > Finish kit > 13B Rotary. Hangar flying my Dynon. > http://rvflying.tripod.com/aero1.jpg > http://rvflying.tripod.com/aero3.jpg > http://rvflying.tripod.com/blackrudder.jpg > do not archive > > > > _______________________________________ > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
