Sal, Joe's sudden death was surprised us all. Have you contacted anybody at EAA Chapter 1361? Joe was finishing his Barracuda when I met him and he never mentioned his KR2 that I remember. I can ask around for you if you want?
Fred Johnson Past founding president EAA Chapter 1361 Reno NV -----Original Message----- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On Behalf Of Sal Leone Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 10:26 PM To: kr...@mylist.net Subject: KR> Joe Flechtner's Anchorage to Oshkosh Trip Joe Flechtner's KR2 I recently purchased a KR2 that was built by Joe Flechtner in 1981 in Anchorage, Alaska. He flew it up to 2001 and put a minimum hours of 240 hours. Joe passed away in Nevada and there is very little about him and his beautiful aircraft. The Log Book shows that Joe added wing tanks for Oshkosh on 7/15/84 (max capacity 50 gallons, 300 lbs), but it is vague if he flew from Anchorage to Oshkosh which I think would have made great KR2 news. Searching the KR2 Archives I could not find anything about this. Does anyone in the KR2 community know if this trip was completed and if this was an accomplishment especially if this was in one flight? We are going back more than 20 years which is a long time. I am a new member to KR net and my KR2 at this time is a project since it has a rebuilt RevMaster 2000D, with a new Alternator, Starter, and RevFlow Carburetor and modification has to be made to the cowling for the RevFlow and to cut it in half since it is a one piece unit. A new throttle cable, mixture cable and carburetor heat cable needs reinstallation for the new carburetor and a new white paint job to cut down on outside temperature. As soon as my sauna bath garage cools down (96 deg F), I will start work. Sal Leone Lake Forest, California 949 770 9896 salale...@yahoo.com --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta. _______________________________________ 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
