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On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 15:04:43 +1000 "Chris O'Donnell" <chrisod...@gmail.com> writes: > 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 > ite (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 > _______________________________________ > 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 > >
