I talked to Dan Diehl a few weeks ago, and he sounded just the like the
same Dan, still busy at his business, but unfortunately not doing an KR
parts, but focusing more on his "core" business.
I called him last year to see if he had any insight into the tooling
setup to make exhaust systems like the one on Jim Faughn's KR2 that I
fly. He had a guy working for him who built the exhaust systems, and
when he retired to Mississippi Dan gave him the exhaust tooling so KR
builders could continue to replace "expired" exhausts like the one I
have. Unfortunately, the guy with the tooling died unexpectedly, and
the tooling was scrapped because nobody knew what it was or who to offer
it to! I have all the parts I need to fabricate a new exhaust system,
but the prospect of all that cutting, grinding, fitting, and welding is
more than I care to think about at the moment. And I'm lacking VW
engine case to use as a "weld fixture". Turns out that John Bouyea
volunteered to end me his, so that excuse is out the window, and I'll
have to suck it up and build that exhaust system soon!
Jim Faughn's alive and doing great also, and stopped by at the KR
Gathering two years ago. I talked to him a few months ago also.
Mark Langford
m...@n56ml.com
http://www.n56ml.com
Huntsville, AL
On 6/3/2025 10:02 PM, Larry Flesner via KRnet wrote:
My first ride in a Kr was 35 years ago at the Gathering in Rough
River, Kentucky with Dan Diehl. I stumbled across something on
YouTube about "ultralights" and in mentioned "Diehl". I didn't know
Dan developed a rather well performing ultralight called the XTC.
Here is some info on Dan's company.
https://www.diehlaero.com/about-us
Anyone in the Oklahoma area know how Dan is doing?
Larry Flesner
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