I totally agree with Mark on this one, I have suffered from all conditions mentioned including AIDS being the most recent. My KR is sitting in a container 1000km away from me while I re build my life (and get older every day). For me it is money right now, I can't afford to open the container doors, never mind make any progress on the plane LOL. One day... Dene Collett South Africa
On Fri, Nov 17, 2017 at 4:11 PM, Paul V via KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> wrote: > I'm in the ssme position. To tell the truth I haven't worked on my plane > since August. I've been distracted working with the Wings of Hope and > Young Eagles. > I'm in Tampa now in a middle of a cross country trip down to fly Fly Young > Eagles and to see my granddaughter. > I have decided when I get back on Sunday. The Wings of Hope 172 is going in > for new radios and will be down for a few months. I will change my focus > and get back on my airplane. > THAT'S A PROMISE > > Paul Visk > Belleville Il > 618-406-4705 > > PS: This message was more for me. > > > On Nov 17, 2017 7:36 AM, "Mark Langford via KRnet" <krnet@list.krnet.org> > wrote: > > > > > KRnetHeads, > > > > The other day I said "You need to finish that plane before you get too > > old to fly it". This observation comes from watching so many KR > > builders spend incredible amounts of time and effort to create a > > masterpiece airplane, that often times is sold or parted out before the > > builder ever gets to fly it, usually due to the loss of medical, AIDS > > (aircraft induced divorce), or just no longer confident in their ability > > to fly a small and responsive airplane. > > > > This is not a slap at Stef, Herbert, or anybody else, but we've all seen > > it happen. I know of at least two Falcos (which are complex and labor > > intensive, even if built per plans) whose builders had finished building > > the plane and died, one just days before having it signed off for > > flight! > > > > There's plenty of room for both types of builders in the KR > > community...Pesak built an awesome plane in a comparatively short amount > > of time, and it was a show winner. I probably took longer to build > > mine, also spending lots of time fretting the details, making changes, > > and documenting the tasks for others, but given the fact that I never > > painted it, I wasn't too concerned with what it looked like, as long as > > it was efficient. Ken Rand's first KR1 looked like a guy hacked it out > > with a hacksaw in his garage, and that's just about accurate, but he > > built it very quickly, and was flying the crap out of it in short order. > > Most of us are somewhere in between. I guess I'm just trying to say > > "finish these things up and get them in the air, folks!". You can sweat > > the details later....if you can tear yourself away from flying all the > > time. And you'll be having so much fun, you won't care if it's painted > > or not! > > > > By the way, Herbert sold his plane to a guy in France just a few days > > after announcing it was for sale, if you were wondering. > > > > Mark Langford, Harvest, AL > > ML "at" N56ML.com > > www.N56ML.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
