Also very sorry to hear about this. I flew the plane for about a half hour. When he invited me I thought it would be a little 5 minute trip around the airport But we took off and flew all around. The only thing I didn;t do was the landing. A wonderful plane and an excellent guy.
Ray_pilot New Orleans On Wed, Aug 2, 2023 at 8:40 PM G R Pickett via KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> wrote: > Hey, bring it to Mt Vernon! > Griff > > -----Original Message----- > From: KRnet <krnet-boun...@list.krnet.org> On Behalf Of victor taylor via > KRnet > Sent: Wednesday, August 2, 2023 2:40 PM > To: m...@n56ml.com; KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> > Cc: victor taylor <velocityo...@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: KRnet> sad news........ > > Hello All, > > This is Victor Taylor the current care taker for Bob Pasak’s airplane. So > sorry to hear that he has passed away. What an awesome man and craftsman he > was. > To answer the question about the wing being straight it is NOT. It is > tapered and is a one piece wing. The wing is bolted to the fuselage as per > the Osprey GP-4 plans. > The airplane flies well though is a little heavy. The only change that’s > been made to date is to go to 500 x 5 aircraft tires and modify the wheel > pants to fit them. We plan to add ADSB and get a better radio with more > wattage. Current radio is only good for about 20 miles. > The plane burns virtually no oil, has no oil leaks and is extremely > comfortable for two hour legs. > Feel free to reach out to me for questions or if you are in the Mobile > Alabama area stop by for a visit. > > Victor Taylor CFII > > > > > On Aug 2, 2023, at 13:20, Mark Langford <m...@n56ml.com> wrote: > > > > Lambert, John - Xylem wrote: > > > > >> Does Robert’s KR have an un-tapered wing or is that an optical effect? > > > > See http://www.krnet.org/krs/rpesak/index.html for about 300 pictures > of the construction of Robert's plane, including exactly how the wings were > built and install, as well as much more. He designed his own nose gear, and > plenty more. His work was just about perfect in every way, but there is > unnecessary weight in there as a result. It's definitely one of a kind, > and there's a reason why he took all awards at the Gathering that year. > Victor Taylor now owns and flies it. > > > > ---------- > > Mark Langford > > m...@n56ml.com > > http://www.n56ml.com/ > > -- > > KRnet mailing list > > KRnet@list.krnet.org > > https://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet > > -- > KRnet mailing list > KRnet@list.krnet.org > https://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet > -- > KRnet mailing list > KRnet@list.krnet.org > https://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet >
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