Hi Bill I crossed into Florida today. What a steam bath. Hot and very humid. It should be like this for another couple of months then spring like winters or so I'm told.
-Joe > -----Original Message----- > From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net > [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On Behalf Of > krnet-requ...@mylist.net > Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 9:01 PM > To: kr...@mylist.net > Subject: KRnet Digest, Vol 351, Issue 273 > > Send KRnet mailing list submissions to > kr...@mylist.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mylist.net/listinfo/krnet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > krnet-requ...@mylist.net > > You can reach the person managing the list at > krnet-ow...@mylist.net > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more > specific than "Re: Contents of KRnet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Bad News: N4DD Down at MVN (Phillip Matheson) > 2. Home (jack.cooper2009) > 3. Back from the gathering (Dana Overall) > 4. Re: Back from the gathering (elm) > 5. Re: the gathering (Mark Jones) > 6. Crash Articles (Mark Jones) > 7. also back from the Gathering (Mark Langford) > 8. RE: also back from the Gathering (Dan Heath) > 9. Re: also back from the Gathering (Mark Jones) > 10. Re: also back from the Gathering (Mark Langford) > 11. Re: also back from the Gathering (Todd Price) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:52:02 +1000 > From: "Phillip Matheson" <phillipmathe...@bigpond.com> > Subject: Re: KR> Bad News: N4DD Down at MVN > To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> > Message-ID: <5EC98ED5BB18468983E1EEC0F428344C@Phillip> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Pass on my best wishes to Dan. > Glad to here he is OK. > > Phil Matheson > SAAA Ch. 20 http://www.saaa20.org/ > VH-PKR > Australia > > EMAIL: phillipmathe...@bigpond.com > KR Web Page: www.philskr2.50megs.com > > > ------------------------------------------- > 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 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "J L" <schml...@gmail.com> > To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> > Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 11:01 AM > Subject: Re: KR> Bad News: N4DD Down at MVN > > > Very sorry to hear that. That does not sound good... > > Hope things get better. > > Jeff > > On 9/17/09, David Mullins <n32...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > Latest on Dan: > > > > He was transported from the local Mt Vernon hospital to one > in St. Louis. > > > > Dave > > > > > > > > David Mullins wrote: > >> Just a short note that N4DD crashed on landing today at Mt. Vernon. > >> Dan Freeman has some good cuts and scrapes on his head, arms and > >> feet, but should pull through. He is currently at a local > hospital being > >> treated for his injuries. > >> > >> I almost had the crash in pictures as I was walking out of > the terminal > >> to shoot the first KR arrival as he touched down and > bounced back up > >> into the air. A gust of wind pushed him further up into the air. He > >> tried to > >> correct and get the nose down when the gust subsided and > he fell 30+ > >> feet to the ground. > >> > >> He hit with the nose down and the right wing down. The > plane slid the > >> length of the taxiway, about 130 ft. The right wing folded > under the > >> fuselage. The engine and instrument were broken off and swung back > >> along the fuselage side. > >> > >> Will give an update on Dan's condition once I hear something. > >> > >> > >> Dave Mullins > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> 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 > >> > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:16:26 +0000 (UTC) > From: "jack.cooper2009" <kr2coo...@comcast.net> > Subject: KR> Home > To: KRnet <kr...@mylist.net> > Message-ID: > > <1615860991.5429371253452586173.JavaMail.root@sz0165a.westches > ter.pa.mail.comcast.net> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > > > Just to let everyone know, Jcak Cooper and Reg Corkum arrived > home at Hensley Airpark at 6:30 PM eastern Saturday after a > 3.5 hr flight.Only had very slight deviations from course > near home to dodge some rain showers and had to change > altitude tow times to maintain cloud clearance. Hope everyone > has an uneventful trip back home and thanks for a good time. > Chris, thanks for the use of the van. > > Jack Cooper > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 09:24:02 -0400 > From: Dana Overall <bo12...@hotmail.com> > Subject: KR> Back from the gathering > To: <kr...@mylist.net> > Message-ID: <snt129-w46cc7c5900164ae467fc6ff4...@phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Steve Eberhart and I launched out from the gathering > yesterday to beat the weather that was forecast for my home > airport. Seems the forecasters were correct. I awoke this > morning on my tempurpedic mattress, as opposed to on my > backpacking sleeping mat in my backpacking tent by the lake > at the gathering, to 300' ovc, less than 3 and heavy rain. > The low in TN, and high to my NE, converged right over my > house. I wish I had not had to leave but as we know, weather > dictates safety when you are flying. I hope the remaining > KR's, as several left during the day Saturday due to > approaching weather, can get out safely and arrive safely at > their destinations. As evidence by the events at this years > gathering, we can replace airplanes we cannot replace > friends. Fly safe. > > As for the gathering, Steve and I flew in Thursday early > afternoon. With the help of Larry and his truck, we were > able to get all the stuff we crammed into the airplane in one > load...that is a story in and of itself. After getting our > tents set up by the lake, Rich, Steve and I made a barley pop > run into Mt. Vernon. Later Thursday, after the weather > allowed, Jeff Scott and Mark L. and others arrived. The rest > of the day is pretty much a blur as barley pops were consumed > and stories told around the lake. Sure hope nobody taped > some of those conversations or we all would be permanently > grounded......or at least should be:-) > > On a side note, I can just barely see the treeline out the > front windows due to this cloud bust....vis down to 1500' > > Friday and Saturday were your typical KR Gathering days, > seeing old friends, hanging at the airport, looking at > airplanes and listening to Larry play his guitar.....he is GOOD!! > > The KR gathering was very valuable to me since I have been > working on a set of revised plans for my next KR > "derivative". I was able to bounce my ideas off several > people who are currently incorporating at least one my > desired changes in their current construction. Suffice to > say, the one I hope to have significantly along the way by > next years gathering, will incorporate several things I have > learned from being around the KR community and from what I > gleaned from building my KR-2 and my RV. Do me a favor and > don't ask.....I'm sure there will be more to follow from this end:-) > > Larry, thanks for hosting the gathering for the last six > years. You deserved that bomber jacket...and I hope Mark > Jones was able to collect enough "excess donations" to get > his new engine financed:-) I am sure we will be back to Mt. > Vernon, sooner rather than later. It is a fabulous place to > hold the gathering and I hope you get to do some just hanging > out and enjoying yourself next year with some hangar flying > and real flying instead of working your @#$ off. > > Plan on the gathering at i39 next year to follow the same > kind of structure as those in the past, when I held it for > two years at Lake Barkley, Tommy at Red Oak and Larry at MVN. > It will for the KR crowd and I'll keep all updated as to the > date and other information as thing take structure and finalize. > > See all at i39 next year. > > Dana Overall > > 1999 & 2000 National KR Gathering host > Richmond, KY i39 > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMi05-WU2D0#GU5U2spHI_4 > http://rvflying.tripod.com > > do not archive > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Bing brings you health info from trusted sources. > http://www.bing.com/search?q=pet+allergy&form=MHEINA&publ=WLHM TAG&crea=TXT_MHEINA_Health_Health_PetAllergy_1x1 > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 08:22:02 -0600 > From: elm <elmil...@falconbroadband.net> > Subject: Re: KR> Back from the gathering > To: KRnet <kr...@mylist.net> > Message-ID: <1253456522.10056.4.camel@elmiller-laptop> > Content-Type: text/plain > > Thanks a bunch for the gathering writeup, this is the 3rd > year I've had > to miss it, sure hope to see all of you at next years gathering :) > > Elva Miller > N701EM in progress > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:15:17 -0500 > From: "Mark Jones" <flyk...@charter.net> > Subject: Re: KR> the gathering > To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> > Message-ID: <B125443A889C468D862B6DAEFC294064@flykr2sPC> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > <The Gathering will be held at I39 next year with Dana as > host. The vote was > very close between I39 and >staying at MVN. > >Joe Horton won best airframe and peoples choice. > >Jeff Scott won best engine installation and I think best KR > >I know I have missed something and I apologize for that. > >Larry F. was presented with a very nice bomber jacket from > the KR Family > >for his dedication. > > > > > Mark Langford won Best interior. > > A KR from California took the longest distance flown to the > Gathering. Sorry > I do not know the pilots name so someone please tell us the > pilots name. > > The Grand Prize door prize, a David Clark headset, was won by Jack > Daugherty. I bet I spelled his last name wrong. > > > Mark Jones (N886MJ) > Stevens Point, WI > E-mail: flyk...@charter.net > Web: www.flykr2s.com > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:23:23 -0500 > From: "Mark Jones" <flyk...@charter.net> > Subject: KR> Crash Articles > To: "KR Net" <kr...@mylist.net> > Message-ID: <10B3FB2F45F64514BF7E92DABBE1684D@flykr2sPC> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Here are the newspaper articles on the crashed at the KR Gathering. > > http://www.register-news.com/archivesearch/local_story_260124439.html > http://www.register-news.com/archivesearch/local_story_260203620.html > http://www.register-news.com/local/local_story_261223644.html > > Mark Jones (N886MJ) > Stevens Point, WI > E-mail: flyk...@charter.net > Web: www.flykr2s.com > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:44:07 -0500 > From: "Mark Langford" <n5...@hiwaay.net> > Subject: KR> also back from the Gathering > To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> > Message-ID: <D6CBE985A3EA42658865B92806AD28C6@base> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > I made it back also. I thought I was going to have to stay > until tomorrow, but finally things got VFR enough for me to > give it a try, and I managed to pick my way around (and > through) various rain showers and low ceilings to make it > home...just before a very large thunderstorm arrived. I can > now tell you that I throttle back to to about 2400 rpm during > moderate rain, which still moves me along at about 120 mph. > My plane is now washed, which folks at the Gathering would > agree it needed badly. > > Jeff Lange won't get out until tomorrow, as well as Tommy > Waymack. Joe Horton took an airliner back home, realizing > that the weather was slowly moving north and east, and would > make him several days late for work. Several of us had some > pretty good conversations waiting for the weather to break, > so it wasn't a wasted day. It was another good Gathering. > > By the way, the vote for next year's Gathering is to be at > I39, with Dan Overall hosting it, so Larry finally gets a > well-deserved break. See http://www.airnav.com/airport/I39 > for details of the airport and location in central Kentucky. > More to come on that later. > > Mark Langford > N56ML "at" hiwaay.net > website at http://www.N56ML.com > -------------------------------------------------------- > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:35:24 -0400 > From: "Dan Heath" <da...@windstream.net> > Subject: RE: KR> also back from the Gathering > To: "'KRnet'" <kr...@mylist.net> > Message-ID: <000e01ca3a53$68a598a0$39f0c9e0$@net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > I feel better now, but I sure don't know how you do it. > Thanks for letting > us know about the others as well. I will sleep better knowing that. > > For us, it was a long 10.5 hours with only brief segments of > decent weather, > but we were on the ground. > > See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics > See you at the 2009 - KR Gathering in Mt. Vernon, Ill > There is a time for building and a time for FLYING and the > time for Flying > has begun. > Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC > > > -----Original Message----- > From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net > [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On Behalf > Of Mark Langford > Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 7:44 PM > To: KRnet > Subject: KR> also back from the Gathering > > I made it back also. I thought I was going to have to stay > until tomorrow, > but finally things got VFR enough for me to give it a try, > and I managed to > pick my way around (and through) various rain showers and low > ceilings to > make it home...just before a very large thunderstorm arrived. > I can now > tell you that I throttle back to to about 2400 rpm during > moderate rain, > which still moves me along at about 120 mph. My plane is now > washed, which > folks at the Gathering would agree it needed badly. > > Jeff Lange won't get out until tomorrow, as well as Tommy > Waymack. Joe > Horton took an airliner back home, realizing that the weather > was slowly > moving north and east, and would make him several days late for work. > Several of us had some pretty good conversations waiting for > the weather to > break, so it wasn't a wasted day. It was another good Gathering. > > By the way, the vote for next year's Gathering is to be at > I39, with Dan > Overall hosting it, so Larry finally gets a well-deserved break. See > http://www.airnav.com/airport/I39 for details of the airport > and location in > central Kentucky. More to come on that later. > > Mark Langford > N56ML "at" hiwaay.net > website at http://www.N56ML.com > -------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________ > 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 > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:42:41 -0500 > From: "Mark Jones" <flyk...@charter.net> > Subject: Re: KR> also back from the Gathering > To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> > Message-ID: <330F084B35344E098A08863F7ECD5487@flykr2sPC> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > My drive home was in clear weather the whole way. It would > have been a > beautiful flight. But then I left at 4 AM and it could have > started raining > at MT Vernon after I left. an 8 hour drive for me and I was > home at noon. > Good being with all of you again. > > > Mark Jones (N886MJ) > Stevens Point, WI > E-mail: flyk...@charter.net > Web: www.flykr2s.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dan Heath" <da...@windstream.net> > To: "'KRnet'" <kr...@mylist.net> > Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 7:35 PM > Subject: RE: KR> also back from the Gathering > > > I feel better now, but I sure don't know how you do it. > Thanks for letting > us know about the others as well. I will sleep better knowing that. > > For us, it was a long 10.5 hours with only brief segments of > decent weather, > but we were on the ground. > > See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics > See you at the 2009 - KR Gathering in Mt. Vernon, Ill > There is a time for building and a time for FLYING and the > time for Flying > has begun. > Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC > > > -----Original Message----- > From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net > [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On Behalf > Of Mark Langford > Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 7:44 PM > To: KRnet > Subject: KR> also back from the Gathering > > I made it back also. I thought I was going to have to stay > until tomorrow, > but finally things got VFR enough for me to give it a try, > and I managed to > pick my way around (and through) various rain showers and low > ceilings to > make it home...just before a very large thunderstorm arrived. > I can now > tell you that I throttle back to to about 2400 rpm during > moderate rain, > which still moves me along at about 120 mph. My plane is now > washed, which > folks at the Gathering would agree it needed badly. > > Jeff Lange won't get out until tomorrow, as well as Tommy > Waymack. Joe > Horton took an airliner back home, realizing that the weather > was slowly > moving north and east, and would make him several days late for work. > Several of us had some pretty good conversations waiting for > the weather to > break, so it wasn't a wasted day. It was another good Gathering. > > By the way, the vote for next year's Gathering is to be at > I39, with Dan > Overall hosting it, so Larry finally gets a well-deserved break. See > http://www.airnav.com/airport/I39 for details of the airport > and location in > central Kentucky. More to come on that later. > > Mark Langford > N56ML "at" hiwaay.net > website at http://www.N56ML.com > -------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________ > 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 > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:09:31 -0500 > From: "Mark Langford" <n5...@hiwaay.net> > Subject: Re: KR> also back from the Gathering > To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> > Message-ID: <5725F05A69B04D61BC4B196CBA7C3FBF@base> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Mark Jones wrote: > > > My drive home was in clear weather the whole way. It would > have been a > > beautiful flight. But then I left at 4 AM and it could have started > > raining > > at MT Vernon after I left. an 8 hour drive for me and I was > home at noon. > > It would only have been a beautiful flight if you'd left > before 7AM. It > wasn't exactly "clear" to the north then, but there were a > few thin patches > of blue sky. Larry said I was hullicinating though, so you > might take that > with a grain of salt. I gave it a try to the south, and flew > about 20 miles > west and south before deciding I wasn't up to flying through > clouds that > went to the ground (or any clouds, for that matter), so I > turned around and > went back to MVN. I could've landed > > If it makes you feel any better, Jeff Lange was flying his > Sonerai to > Waupaca, and he never could get out. He started a little > late because the > weather was supposed to improve throughout the morning, but > it did exactly > the opposite. MVN was literally socked in (LIFR) until after > 1 PM or so. > It's supposed to be better Monday because the weather will > have passed to > the east, so both Jeff and Tommy should have an easy trip home. > > Maybe the 2011 Gathering could be somewhere that's routinely > a little drier, > like Texas, Oklahoma, Iowa, Nebraska or somewhere to the west. > > I've only alienated a third of the usual KR Gathering > attendees with the > I39 push, so I might as well work on those of the eastern > persuasion next... > > Mark Langford > N56ML "at" hiwaay.net > website at http://www.N56ML.com > -------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 11 > Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:13:40 -0700 > From: Todd Price <soneraipi...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: KR> also back from the Gathering > To: KRnet <kr...@mylist.net> > Message-ID: > <486b15a20909202013k3a3fe6a1u51910dfaa5fee...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > We are always dry out here in Arizona..... > > Todd > Chandler, AZ > > On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 8:09 PM, Mark Langford > <n5...@hiwaay.net> wrote: > > > Mark Jones wrote: > > > > > My drive home was in clear weather the whole way. It > would have been a > > > beautiful flight. But then I left at 4 AM and it could > have started > > > raining > > > at MT Vernon after I left. an 8 hour drive for me and I > was home at noon. > > > > It would only have been a beautiful flight if you'd left > before 7AM. It > > wasn't exactly "clear" to the north then, but there were a > few thin patches > > of blue sky. Larry said I was hullicinating though, so > you might take > > that > > with a grain of salt. I gave it a try to the south, and > flew about 20 > > miles > > west and south before deciding I wasn't up to flying > through clouds that > > went to the ground (or any clouds, for that matter), so I > turned around and > > went back to MVN. I could've landed > > > > If it makes you feel any better, Jeff Lange was flying his > Sonerai to > > Waupaca, and he never could get out. He started a little > late because the > > weather was supposed to improve throughout the morning, but > it did exactly > > the opposite. MVN was literally socked in (LIFR) until > after 1 PM or so. > > It's supposed to be better Monday because the weather will > have passed to > > the east, so both Jeff and Tommy should have an easy trip home. > > > > Maybe the 2011 Gathering could be somewhere that's > routinely a little > > drier, > > like Texas, Oklahoma, Iowa, Nebraska or somewhere to the west. > > > > I've only alienated a third of the usual KR Gathering > attendees with the > > I39 push, so I might as well work on those of the eastern persuasion > > next... > > > > Mark Langford > > N56ML "at" hiwaay.net > > website at http://www.N56ML.com > > -------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > See KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > > End of KRnet Digest, Vol 351, Issue 273 > *************************************** >
