On 6/14/2023 9:00 PM, Dr. Feng Hsu wrote:
Can't believe you sold your KR2 Larry?! May we ask why you would want
to let go of your bird that you built and flew for so many years? This
means we won't see your famous 211LF at this year's KR gathering in Mt
Vernon, right?
Dr. Hsu
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It wasn't so much that I WANTED to let it go after 13 years building and
20 years flying it but there is this thing called getting old. In just
18 months I'll hit the big 80 mark. I'm lucky to have lasted this
long. I had not flown the KR but once in over a year and that was to
the last Gathering due to health issues like afib and sleep apnea and
side effects of medications for those issues. All that appears under
control for now but even with good health you tend to slow down when
approaching 80. I'm still moving upright, have all my original limb
joints, no other body parts replaced, can still put on my underwear
standing up, so I can't complain. I still hang out at the airport and
will help our EAA chapter with the B25 three day visit next week.
Let this be a reminder to all builders and fliers. Aging is not a
linear process. Get that project finished and get out and enjoy flying
it. You can finish dinner one evening, make a trip to the emergency
room, and your flying career is over. Get out and make memories to
enjoy when that happens to you.
Oh, and yes, you will most likely see 211LF at the Gathering this year
as it is now hangared just 10 miles down the road from it's home of
many years and still just 50 or so miles from Mt.Vernon. You will notice
a few changes made since your last viewing.
Larry Flesner
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