Hey Steve, I did finally register and I am looking forward to coming out to Chino. My only other trip in that area was a 5 hour layover in L.A. So, this will be all new. Just saw the agenda as to what you have proposed for the Gathering. I have several comments. 1. Thank you for making most of the seminars "hands on". I find those so much more informative and useful than a lecture. Please let me know what the cost of the materials will be for the seminars. I don't expect you guys to actually have to buy materials for me to have and I intend to attend all of them. So to be clear, this means I will be leaving with an actual grounding buss that is designed specifically for the KR2S and that I can just bolt into my project? 2. As for the fiberglassing seminar, I still consider myself a newbie but I have been doing some glassing on a 66' Corvair coupe. And I have been surprised at how easy it is and how well it has worked out. Of course, it's for a car so I didn't care about weight. So I look forward to learning how to fiberglass properly on my KR2S. And I know all of my supplies have not been cheap but that's probably because I wasted a lot. hopefully you'll show me how to stop doing that. 3. The tour Saturday morning should be a blast. Very much look forward to that. Will there be enough seats to accommodate people who fly in via Southwest? Can you see if the local FBO might make you a deal on a rental and you just charge anybody interested (I am) what the seat costs? if not, are there two other guys coming who might want to split a rental with me? 4. I even really want to make my own antenna. And I can take it home with me and use it? Too cool.
No offense to Larry, but this might be the best Gathering I've attended. And I'm sending this to the KRnet because of the following. May I make a suggestion? I've been to four separate Corvair colleges and I have had a great time at all of them. They were all hands on all the time. Even when all I did was help someone else I still had fun - getting experience and knowledge. One of the things they did was have a fee up front for whatever the costs were - primarily food. All the other stuff WW just sold flat out. And I sure you will be selling whatever items you carry to whoever wants them. At least it'll save the shipping cost. And in looking at what you are proposing, I know there is a cost for the materials you will need to buy that you will be giving out. I don't have a problem paying for that but I didn't see the fee anywhere. However, I do ask that you consider setting up the breakfast and lunches as part of the cost just like at the Corvair colleges. That way no one doesn't have to really stop what they're doing. No one will have to leave the hangar, the airport (is there an onsite restaurant close by?) or anything else. The group can stay together and keep working/learning the whole time. Nothing elaborate; Donut/danish breakfast, hamburger/hotdog lunch. Dinner will be our chance to check out the town. But very importantly, please make sure you have some nice area for after hours relaxation and conversation (Mount Vernon was great). So set up some kind of paypal thing - you probably already have that with NVaero and let me know what the fee is. At least for the materials. Just like WW, all I expect from you is your knowledge and experience. Personally, I would prefer to add the food in as well. It would save me time from having to go somewhere for breakfast and lunch - I hope everybody else registering agrees. Let me know. Thanks. Ray_pilot New Orleans
