As seems to be the norm now days, my post about George yesterday failed to go through... :o(
George had just replaced the O-235 in his KR with an O-320. I missed a call from George on Saturday afternoon where I assume he was going to tell me he had his plane ready to fly. George was planning to attend "The Gathering" this year with his plane freshly refurbed with a 160 HP O-320 powerplant on board. As usual, he had done meticulous work on the installation and had managed to make the O-320 installation 2# lighter than his previous installation with the hopped up O-235. As a drag bike engine builder, George was always in search of more horse power. I don't have any details on the crash other than he had taken off and attempted to make an immediate 180 back to the runway when the crash happened. I am deeplly saddened by the loss of our fellow KR aviator and my friend George. God Speed George. Jeff Scott Los Alamos, NM ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark Jones Sent: 09/17/12 06:08 AM To: KR Net Subject: KR> Loss Of George McHenry It was an unfortunate weekend with the loss of KR family member George McHenry. In 2008 George showed up virtually out of no where with one of the most pristine built versions of the KR ever seen by us. He proceeded to take home several awards from the Gathering in 2008. I did not know George very well but he quietly appeared in the KR world and left us leaving his name in the history books. Yes he will go down in history not on as being an exceptional person and a KR builder but also as the man who caused Mitt Romney to cancel his only political rally for the weekend. Here is a link to that story: http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-colorado-plane-crash-romney-20120916,0,296762.story George, our thoughts and prayers are with you, Mark Jones (N886MJ) Stevens Point, WI E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.flykr2s.com _______________________________________
