Jim, You will be THE force for me to make it to the gathering! I WANT TO TALK TO YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Joachim, Fort Worth, TX
> [Original Message] > From: Jim Faughn <jfau...@socket.net> > To: KRnet <kr...@mylist.net> > Date: 4/5/2006 10:46:04 PM > Subject: KR> Rumor or Not > > How about this for a rumor or NOT..... > > After many years of KR's I have made the decision to move to another part of > my life. As many on this net know, I have loved the KR and have hosted or > helped with numerous KR Gatherings. As my life goes, I have decided to move > on to another phase of my life. I have already resigned from my job and will > be going Cruising on my sailboat in November of this year. I plan on selling > my plane to Steve Bennett with the option of purchasing it back when we > finish our sailing adventure which may take as long as 6 to 10 years. (If > you are interested in his KR 1 1/2 you have the first notice that his will > be for sale.) This isn't a spoof, it is real. I thought long and hard about > donating my plane to a museum to limit my liability but I figured Steve > would fly it more conservatively than I do so he is the perfect person to > keep it in shape and upgrade it and of course take care of it. This has been > an interesting decision but I have to tell you that I have a belief... If > you aren't living on the edge you are really taking up too much space. I am > simply moving on to another edge. Will I be at this years Gathering, Yes. > Will I be at Oshkosh 2007? I can't commit but Steve has already said that if > I want to and I'm current, I can fly my plane up to Oshkosh. I may actually > make it without the plane since I will be retiring early and that means more > limited resources. Regardless, I still think the motto of 35 for the 35th > still applies to Oshkosh in 2007. > > As for my plans, my last day to actually work will be June 23rd and I will > still be employed until early December when my accumulated vacation runs > out. You will be able to follow my adventures on www.jfaughn.com once I > change the website to be one of Cruising. (Probably July or later in the > summer) We plan on visiting the entire east coast, Bahamas, Caribbean, > Venezuela, and ultimately going through the Panama Canal to the Pacific > moving to Australia and New Zealand. (Assuming my wife adapts to MANY days > at sea for crossings) I could tell you about how we would go back but that > would take too much space on this email. > > I have loved the experience with the people who make up the KR community. > Thank you for your support and I have been proud of the fact that KR's have > reached a new level which now exceed the standard I was proud to set in 1992 > when I first flew in to a KR Gathering. I believe the result is a better > airplane and more importantly a safer aircraft. > > Thanks for all of your support over the years. > > Jim Faughn > N891JF > > > > _______________________________________ > 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
