He's in heaven, building a carbon-carbon leading edge supersonic two seater that burns 3gph, weighs 400lbs and has a gross weight of 1500lbs, with room for two, luggage, the dog, and a case of brewskis, and he id doing it all for $10,000
One day we will fly it together. Only he'll have the nerve to keep his eyes open. Godspeed dude....we'll meet one day. Scott --- ifly...@aol.com wrote: > Heres to Steve and all we learned from him. He will > be missed especially > among the KR community. Flying like all of life can > be dangerous and he > willingly accepted those risks. We need to remember > that and always strive to > lessen those risks where possible. > For those who dont know - Spins are NOT > recommended in the KR. Being as > short as they are it makes recovering difficult or > impossible. The 2S does > recover better but still not recommended - watch > your airspeeds and angles of > attack fellows. Flying over water is also NOT > recommended unless you have > had instrument training and are equipped with an > attitude indicator. This > applies to flying at night as well. The days we > held the Gathering are proof to > that fact that visibility during the day in haze is > like flying through > mushroom soup. Unless you are prepared and > proficient - stay on the ground or > plan a safer course of action. I flew over the > water for about 1 minute a few > months ago and can attest that at 3500 feet as I > passed the coast line the > horizon dissappeared and I was looking at a blank > blue white haze. I did a > slow 180 and saw land immediately and was okay but > I will NOT attemp ANY > overwater flying until I have an artificial horizon > and a backup. Fly smart and you > will fly long, Lord willing. > God does have his plans for our lives and I know > that we fullfil them > whether we want to accnowledge Him or not. I hope > the Steve finds grace with > God and that we shall see him again. > Godspeed Steve. > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to > krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at > http://www.krnet.org/info.html > __________________________________ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited/
