Dear All, This is my initial post on this site. After much time considering what type of aircraft I would like to build I decided on the KR-2S. I suppose my decision was largely based on the incredible support for the KR planes provided by this site. Before making my decision I spent a fair amount of time time searching these forums and found answers to most of the various questions that came to mind as well as a heap of other useful information....and sometimes you get lucky - last Saturday I was wondering how long it would take to sift through all the forum posts and figure out the main/essential modifications that have been implemented on the KR-2S and came home that night to find a post by Myron (Dan) Freeman that answered exactly that question (the "commonly used and tested KR-2S specs" post).
I sent Rand Robinson a bank draft for US$ 300 on Jan 3rd and since forwarding the money I have been phoning Rand Robinson on a daily basis to enquire about shipping costs for the various kit components. Unfortunately I constantly receive a message that simply says that the office is unattended or they are on another call. Does anybody know if Mrs Rand had taken holidays/vacation ? - I am aware (from numerous posts) that others have had communication difficulties with RR in the past so perhaps this is par for the course. I am in no great rush only having just ordered the Bingelis and Rutan books but I live in Brisbane, Australia, and imagine I will be relying quite heavily on US-based suppliers, so would still like to get things moving. Can anyone on this forum advise if there are benefits in buying kit components through Rand Robinson as opposed to procuring them through places like Wicks, Aircraft Spruce or Tracey O'Brien's etc. I have read on another site (Light Miniature Aircraft) where the kit/plans seller urges people to trust his judgement and buy the landing gear assembly from him because it will save alot of time and trouble in the long run. I am wondering if anyone can advise if there are similar parallels with RR, ie., where it really pays to buy KR-specific, purpose-built components from RR (not skins or the pre-moulded turtledeck just yet). Thanks & regards -- Chris O'Donnell Brisbane, Australia chrisod...@gmail.com alt: c.odonn...@uq.edu.au Ph +61 418 734 548 mobile Ph +61 754 601 289 office
