For those building a KR and don't have anything to fly in the meantime, I've got an idea for you. Ken Cottle, the builder of my KR-1½ which many of you know from when Steve Bennett owned it, has recently finished a Sonerai IIL and has it for sale on Barnstormer's. Ken has got the bug to build a Thatcher CX-4, a really nice looking metal taildragger that takes a VW engine.
Do a search on Barnstormers for Sonerai II and you'll see his Sonerai. http://www.barnstormers.com/ Ken says he needs to sell the Sonerai for monetary reasons (to build the Thatcher CX-4) and for hanger space. It is every bit as well-constructed as my 20 year-old KR and needs nothing. It's beautifully finished, registered, and flying and has great instrumentation. Even has a Lowrance fuel flow meter. It'll never be worth less than what he's asking for it, which is less than what he has in it . . . which seems to be the normal situation. Those who build airplanes do it for the love of building as clearly there's no profit in it. Ken builds museum quality airplanes and indeed, has one I know of in a museum in Tulsa. I took some pictures of his Sonerai IIL when I was visiting Ken on my trip back to the Gathering. I've not tried to edit or organize them so just sift through. http://www.screenshots.cc/show/17189/9rcch The Sonerai seems to do about the same as the KR. Two in tandem instead of side-by-side, but speeds are the same from what I've read and heard. ******************* For those of you building . . . I flew over to Scottsdale last weekend and a couple of the sunrise photos I took may be worth a look. It's a 5½ hour trip by car. Took me two hours each way and 16 gallons of gas. http://www.screenshots.cc/show/17175/kc68g Mike ____________________________________________________________ Click to become a master chef, own a restaurant and make millions. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3m4pCxh4JvUctHD202L49bsFRf4mL0c1lQ04FcqRLJnJPTfa/
