I just saw this from a link on Wicks site. This is a small excerpt from that article.
We have been there, Wick notes. We have walked in the shoes of our customers. This company started as a hobby we started by building an airplane. That plane was a Ken Rand KR-2, built over the course of three months in 1974. And while that plane marked the official establishment of Wicks Aircraft Supply, The concept was a perfect fit, especially since the pipe organ business had its own company planes and pilots. Quickly, Wick, Haase and the others decided to order a KR-2 kit, a new addition to the homebuilding industry, and build the plane to see what it would take to get it done. That little aircraft, with its 90-horse Volkswagen engine, put Wicks Aircraft Supply in the spotlight. They took the plane up to Oshkosh, and it looked magnificent. The plane just stole the show, Scott Wick reveals. It looked like something off the showroom floor people just went crazy over it. Right away, Wicks Aircraft Supply worked out a deal with Kend Rand and began selling KR-2 kits, including parts and supplies. See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics See you at the 2007 - KR Gathering There is a time for building and a time for FLYING and the time for Flying has begun. Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC
