We just got home from our 2022 KR gathering and as always it was great to see
old and new friends there. But as I looked around, I saw a lot of people
missing and wondered why... I had to ask myself "are we losing interest in our
KR community?"
To answer that question, I thought about this... Someone recently mentioned
resurrecting the idea of a newsletter as was customary in years before. There
seems to be enough ongoing activity to support a quarterly newsletter to help
motivate old talent and to encourage new ones into joining our KR community
from around the world. However, there too exist the question of "what good
would it do to encourage new people to build KRs if there isn't a unified
community of resources and support to assist them in their build?
Presently, we can no longer depend on Nvaero as a repository of useable plans,
parts, advice, and technical support. Where and who can we turn to for help? We
know that Mark Langford (and others?) are working hard to design the next
generation of the KR airplane and that is a very noble endeavor. But the
groundwork for supporting the deployment of these designs is not yet available
and is barely talked about. I believe that the time is now if not later to
start this conversation. Consider this:
We need a place to share accomplishments, first flights, first "build", a place
to tell a story or two about your last flight...
A place to provide a single source of information and technical assistance to
both young and old builders/pilots?
A place for new blood to slowly assimilate into our KR community?
A place to share new innovative ideas from our builders and designers
A platform for the repository of "Freebird" plans and updates.
And finally, the 900-lb gorilla in the room is "Who will take the time to do
this work?" Well, if there is enough interest, I will, or whoever feels that
they have the time to do it. I feel that it is time that we organize and
prepare a "knowledge repository" for the future of the current design and the
birth of the "Freebird".
What are your thoughts?
Luis R Claudio KR2S N8981SDallas, Texas
(I apologize for my rambling thoughts but I think I got my point across...)
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