Maybe I'm not too bright, but isn't Whitman (sp) field (OSH) open all year round? If EAA is open to the idea, why not see if they will "host" a KR gathering at some other time than the circus (AirVenture). There is plenty of real estate/camping and amenities, 'town' is not far away and the museum is awesome. JMHO.
Mark W. N952MW (res) -----Original Message----- From: KRnet [mailto:krnet-boun...@list.krnet.org] On Behalf Of Ken Hurley via KRnet Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2017 8:12 PM To: KRnet Cc: Ken Hurley Subject: Re: KR> KR Gathering at OSH? Last year was my first year to attend. I thought the get-together was excellent. This year's event hasn't happened but it sounds like Rob is doing a great job. I won't for to this year's event but will in 18'. I live in SW Missouri and I thought about hosting in 19. However maybe someone would like to host it. I'll be posting some pics of my new to me KR2 soon. On Aug 24, 2017 7:54 PM, "Jeff Scott via KRnet" <krnet@list.krnet.org> wrote: > > > Some other groups host a fly-in near Oshkosh as an alternative to > Oshkosh, but also close enough that the members can hop over to > Oshkosh for a day or two if they choose. For example, the SuperCub > crowd does a great Fly In over an New Holstein, WI. They hold a STOL > contest, Fly Young Eagles, do several Fly Outs, and hold a pig roast. > It goes on all week. That way those like me that would just as soon > avoid the mass of humanity can, and those that want to go join the > masses can do so. But it's also important to keep in mind that these > guys have numerous fly-ins all over the country every year, so they get together as a group a lot. > > From my personal perspective, if the KR Gathering moved to Oshkosh, I > would simply be done with the gatherings. You would find me over at > New Holstein with the SuperCub bunch. I suspect I am far from the > only one that would skip OSH. I simply do not like being part of the > masses of humanity and I could care less about watching military and > aerobatic air shows. If I was going to fly into OSH, I would likely > fly the Supercub so I can haul all my camping gear. The KR Gathering > is all about KRs. In my opinion, it would be disastrous to dilute the > KR folks into the masses at Oshkosh. > > As for moving the Gathering all over the country, you are a bit late > to that discussion. We moved it to Chino,CA in 2014, then to > McMinnville, OR in 2015. That pretty much excluded the east coast > folks and many of the midwesterners for 2 years. There were only a > couple of us that flew to both. In the time I have been attending the > Gatherings, it has been hosted in AR, CA, OK, IL, KY, OR, and this > year will be in MO. I would call that spreading it around. During > that time, we found that there is no place that offers us the quality > of venue at a central location like what Larry Flesner found for us by > hosting in Mt Vernon, IL. It is simply a perfect venue with a large > open airport, multiple runways, lots of ramp space, available hangar > space, available meeting rooms, restaurant on the field to cater, > camping and showers on the airport, etc, etc, etc. It simply doesn't > get any better than that, and they make it clear that whether Larry > hosts or not, Mt Vernon always wants us back. That's the reason why > we have agreed to the central location with a fabulous venue and > incredible hospitality on an every other year basis. It wasn't an accident. We love that place just like the SuperCub guys love New Holstein. > > If your interest is in OSH, I would suggest you host a get together on > Monday of the convention as there are a few KRs there and some of the > KR guys, namely Mark with Larry's help, host the KR forum. You will > find some of the KR faithful at the forum. > > -Jeff Scott > Los Alamos, NM > > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/ > krnet@list.krnet.org/. > Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to > change options. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to > krnet-le...@list.krnet.org _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
