NetHeads, It was another great Saturday for me in Australia, as I visited the KR builders at Serpentine, as well as 30 other kind folks there. I'm absolutely amazed at the activity at that little airport, and the variety of airplanes there. I had the privilege of seeing the first flight of a Flitzer replica, and the following flying: a Pietenpol "Scout" singe-seater that Bernie himself built in 1932 (Ford powered), a Bucher Jungmann doing aerobatics at low level, Graham Hewitt doing the same in his RV-6 (he later declared that RVs were not meant to fly straight and level), several ultralights that I didn't even recognize, a couple of Jabirus, Allen Buzza in his well done KR2, and not one but two incredible BD-5s flying tight formation at well over 200 mph.
In addition to Allen, I also met KR builders Wade Barron, Wayne Bone, and Peter Gilbertson. Wayne Bone is building a KR2S with the new airfoils that's been stretched another bay, and it is one gorgeous airplane. He's almost done with it, and I can't wait to see it finished. Wade cooked out for us on the BarB and it was a great day all around. Then I visited VaryEZ builder Don Railton for dinner, and had a great time sampling some local beer. I'll have to do a web page on this trip just to show some of the pictures, but I have definitely been shown a fantastic time by the Aussie builder and flying community. I should be home next weekend to do some KR flying of my own, but these guys have really got me fired up to improve on mine... Mark Langford, Harvest, Alabama email: N56ML "at" hiwaay.net see homebuilt airplane N56ML at website: www.N56ML.com
