Mark, And just think, you'd probably still be filling and sanding if you hadn't seen how beautiful a Pig is when it flies.
Ken Jones, kenbjo...@cinci.rr.com Sharonville, OH N5834, aka The Porkopolis Flying Pig, KR-2 KHAO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Langford" <n5...@hiwaay.net> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 11:06 PM Subject: KR> livin' the KR dream > NetHeads, > > It just occured to me that I have flown somewhere substantial for the last > four weekends: Illinois to visit Larry Flesner, then to Sun n Fun with a > stopover at my father's grass strip in southern Alabama, Gatlinburg to > join > in the family vacation, and Columbia, SC to visit Dan Heath. I'm now > planning a trip to Indy during race month to take Wyatt Swaim (the TIG guy > that verified that I can weld) up on an offer to visit him at the welding > shop he runs at the Brickyard during race month. I am finally reaping the > rewards of 12 years and 5400 hours of KR fabrication. > > I am so eaten up with flying that I basically don't do anything > else...sort > of like a meth addict. My basement shop is a mess, I never watch the news > anymore, I haven't washed my car in months, and I can't even find time to > buy new underwear or socks. But I do manage to keep several 5 gallon cans > of 93 octane fuel in the hangar at all times (I wouldn't want to run out), > my flight bag in the trunk of the car, and the key to the plane with me at > all times, just in case. > > And it's obvious to those who've seen my plane that actually making it > look > nice (or anything short of embarrasing) is way down on the list. I'm > flying > the crap out of this thing, and enjoying every nanosecond of it, and I > don't > see any relief in sight. I wanted to fly late yesterday afternoon (having > just come back from several hours of flying to SC the day before) but > thought I'd try to hang around and visit with the family a little, when my > wife says "why are you not out flying....it's GORGEOUS out there!" This > worries me a little, because I don't think life is supposed to be this > good. > Next time you see me, I'll probably be the guy that can't find the time to > shave... > > Mark Langford, Harvest, AL
