Not that I advocate it but there are KR1 plans on Ebay that are sold with the caveat that they are for "investigation only" and not to be used to build the plane. To get a set of these while you are waiting for the official ones is an option- it is still good to get a real set and support the KR community (that is what I did) Bill Masq
> Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2015 08:56:02 +1000 > To: krnet at list.krnet.org > Subject: Re: KR> Nvaero plans/supplements > From: krnet at list.krnet.org > CC: tking58 at gmail.com > > Mike, > > As I understand it, no one has been able to convince Jeanette Rand to allow > them to reproduce the plans for sale (and a number of good people have > tried), so all plans ultimately come from her, and inordinate delays have > always been part of the picture - long before nvaero became involved. I > think nvaero had hopes of improving the situation, but it doesn't seem to > have turned out that way. > > I acquired my plans before nvaero started up. I chased Rand Robinson for > several months but never got a response. In the end I came across an > unused set of plans from someone who had decided to build something > different. Those seem to be pretty rare. Less rare is the opportunity to > buy a partly completed project including plans. > > So this is not a new problem. And any solution must involve the owner of > the intellectual property. Unless they're willing to address it nothing > will change. > > Cheers, > > Tony > > On 17 June 2015 at 08:34, Mike T via KRnet <krnet at list.krnet.org> wrote: > > > What's the reason for these extraordinary delays? Lots of older plansbuilt > > plane designs (some going back to the 1950s) have let Aircraft Spruce take > > over the printing and shipping of plans. If nvaero isn't able to handle > > it, maybe they should consider that. (Or are they getting the plans from > > Jeanette Rand?) Whoever it is, this could make people give up before they > > even start. > > > > Mike Taglieri > > > > On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 8:50 AM, Robert Dunleavy via KRnet < > > krnet at list.krnet.org> wrote: > > > > > I ordered my plans in early Feb. , Emailed nvaero about the status last > > > week, got a prompt reply which indicated the plans should be shipping out > > > soon....robert > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, June 14, 2015 6:58 PM, Kyle Gonterwitz via KRnet < > > > krnet at list.krnet.org> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I ordered and paid for plans last August, and just a few days ago I got > > an > > > email saying my order has been shipped! I sent multiple, never > > > threatening, emails to nvaero inquiring about status and even asking to > > > cancel the order. Anyways, sounds like my wait is almost over. > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
