Amen

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From: krnet-bounces+larry=lebanair....@mylist.net
[mailto:krnet-bounces+larry=lebanair....@mylist.net] On Behalf Of Lee Van
Dyke
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 10:08 PM
To: KRnet
Subject: Re: KR> Oshkosh 365 - Discussion Boards - Kenyan homebuilt -

I'm guessing it was porkopolis pig you saw, and yes I miss the old Eaa  
flyin of  days gone by.

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>
>>   One of my best memories is of meeting a chap with a KR2
>> who flew into Oshkosh years ago.  It looked awful, still hade  
>> theglass
>> fabric showing all over through the obviously cheap paint job, he  
>> obviously
>> had functionality as a priority over pure beauty, but it FLEW HIM  
>> TO OSHKOSH
>> and did what he wanted it to do.  I sort of think this pursuit of  
>> pure
>> beauty and one-upsmanship is a great part of the reason that EAA  
>> has become
>> primarily a millionaires club, the 'little man' flying his cheap  
>> homemade
>> unsophisticated plane that he never intended to be a show-off piece  
>> has been
>> shoved far into the background and scorned..
>

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