Jack, Seventy ($70) have been donated since Mark L forwarded me the funds. That includes your donation which was greatly appreciated. I also have been pledged a 52x48 prop that will be shipped to me as soon as the owner receives his new prop. There is also a 60x61 which the owner will lend out if anyone is interested in that one. This can turn into a very worthy cause and will benefit many folks. Let's make it happen.
Mark Jones (N886MJ) Wales, WI USA E-mail me at flyk...@wi.rr.com Visit my KR-2S CorvAIRCRAFT web site at http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj/homepage.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Cooper" <kr2coo...@earthlink.net> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 12:34 PM Subject: Re: KR> Prop Bank > Mark Langford wrote: > > And let the record show that I forwarded the $550 that I collected from the > > sale of KRnet stickers, as well as some generous contributions from a few > > guys that really care to help other KR builders/pilots. That means that > > only seventy bucks has been contributed lately. > > I made a contribution about two weeks ago. It was not a large contribution > but it was certainly more than $7.00. Come on guys, My engine is about done > and I need to borrow a prop. > > Jack Cooper > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Mark Langford <n5...@hiwaay.net> > > To: KRnet <kr...@mylist.net> > > Date: 9/12/2004 1:05:49 PM > > Subject: Re: KR> Prop Bank > > > > Mark J wrote: > > > > > The funds for the propeller bank are growing at a snails pace. Only > three > > people have made donations towards the prop bank since I took over the > > project from Mark Langford. There is a balance of $620 in the prop bank > > fund. We sure could use a lot more donations if we are going to make this > > work for us. < > > > > And let the record show that I forwarded the $550 that I collected from > the > > sale of KRnet stickers, as well as some generous contributions from a few > > guys that really care to help other KR builders/pilots. That means that > > only seventy bucks has been contributed lately. Maybe that's OK though, > if > > the rest of us will just throw an old prop in the kitty. I borrowed one > > from William Wynne (that came through Mark Jones first) that had a big > crack > > in it and was unairworthy, but was perfect for ascertaining what my engine > > could turn static. This led to the decision to buy Steve Makish's "old" > > Sterba 52x66 that I think will be a good fit for my engine and speed. > Even > > if you have a prop that you'd consider unflyable, it might do somebody > some > > good in determining what prop their airplane can use. > > > > Something I've been planning to do is lobby each of the prop makers for a > > typical example of their KR prop, maybe one that's been returned, or maybe > > even a brand new one. If somebody discovers they can use it, they send > > Mark J a check for the full price, and Mark orders another one from that > > same prop maker to take its place. It's almost a "buy on consignment" > deal, > > where the KR builder has the opportunity to try several different props, > > only having to pay the $20 in shipping and maybe another $30 for to the > fund > > "for the service" if it doesn't work out. Fifty bucks is a cheap price to > > pay to find out for sure if a prop isn't right for your airplane. > > > > Since we're talking about props, I should mention that I talked to Troy > last > > night, and he told me about Jeff Duval's new Culver prop. CNC machined > and > > something like $500, delivered 14 days after ordering. Jeff is the lucky > > guy that flys the the KR2 that I tried to buy about 10 years ago, the only > > guy that managed to fly in to the "Columbia Fly-in" we had back in 1998. > > Jeff thinks he'll make it to the Gathering, and Troy has reservations as > > well... > > > > Mark Langford, Huntsville, Alabama > > N56ML "at" hiwaay.net > > see KR2S project at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > _______________________________________ > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
