That's a nice plane.? I talked to Lynn a while back and he told me he was going to sell it.? If I was closer I would snatch it up.? Hope someone does before it gets the axe.
Craig On Friday, January 3, 2014 11:15 AM, peter <jordanruthseto at aol.com> wrote: Dear All; ? ? I looked at Lynn Hyders "30's racer KR2" over the weekend, and I was shocked! This gorgeous plane was sitting in his daughter's garage with the wings cut off, no takers when he offered it for $4,800! The 235 lyc had new yellow-tagged cylinders, new prop, just the prettiest little gem of a plane. I would love to buy the plane, install WAFs, and fly off the test time (yes, SAC has been issued!), but the little monster is a single seater, and test-flying is not my cup of tea, and I think I'll finish my Osprey2 and call it good. The extended wings and belly board should make it a dream to land, but you will need to get the tail up early to see what's ahead on takeoff. ? ? Last month on Ebay I saw my old BD4 listed...unchanged from the day I sold her decades ago. I overhauled the 0-320 at A&P school, cool 4 seater...$2,400.? Maybe we should have a "Young Builders" program for passing on our projects. When I "dreamed" of owning a plane I watched hundreds of tri-pacers rotting in the weeds, their old owners unwilling to sell for what I had to offer. I remember the theme that EAA used in the 80's: "the dream of flight" and I always thought how ironic it was...so much of the work going into those dreams was unrealistic and wasted. The safest (and cheapest) way to get airborne was to rent. If you wanted adventure, Matias Rust landed a 172 in Red Square...beat that Burt Rutan! Giving (donating) your dream to the next generation is a necessary extension of? the "dream". Staying alive while? flying was never about dreaming, but was a result of hard-headed calculation and self-discipline. ? ? I'm old, and can be cynical, so If you want the next generation to pay more for your project, call Paul Poberezny or Steve Whitman (the men who inspired thousands to build)...oh, they aren't answering their phones. This mess was predictable, and it will get worse before it improves. The price of something is not it's value, and the value of all aircraft is ridiculously below replacement cost. Contact me for more info on that dreamy KR, before they put it into the dumpster....Peter _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options
