Phill Hill wrote: > Lack of a Tech Counselor is one of the major problems I have...
I never had a Tech Counselor...he showed up once early on and confessed that his specialty was aluminum aircraft, my workmanship looked fine, and that I should forge on without him. The FAA did away with any kind of inspection (other than the final airworthiness inspection) many years ago. It should be noted, however, that three TC inspections are a bonus when it comes to getting insurance, but I was still able to get insurance, even with only a few hours of tailwheel training, and a hundred hours of flight time. I am sure I'm not the only one to have built a KR without a Tech Counselor, and in fact am probably in the majority. With resources like the Internet, KRnet, and all the other experimental aircraft related forums, videos, and websites, I see no reason why any reasonably capable person cannot build and fly a KR without issue. I'm sure you've had other obstacles in your way, but I don't think you can blame the lack of EAA support. I gave up on my EAA chapter many years ago, and some will argue that I should have helped to improve it, rather than bailing. But I chose my battle, and opted to help the Experimental world directly through KRnet. Apparently it's not been enough. I'm sorry it didn't work out for you. It's always a shame to see dreams evaporate, along with the time and money invested. Mark Langford ML at N56ML.com http://www.n56ml.com
