I'm the lead builder and most active pilot in a club of five rebuilding N26LT, and I'm wondering if anyone planning to fly a KR-2 to the gathering will be passing anywhere near northern Indiana /southern Michigan with an empty right seat (or willing to detour . . .)? I'm writing directly to the four pre-registrants whose flight plans might take them this way, but if anyone else is interested, please let me know.
We're close enough to flying that I think it is time for me to get transition training. A big reason for me to come to the gathering is that I know there will be people there ready to help me learn a bit about how a KR-2 flies. How much better if I can fly along for two hours from here to there? I'll have gas money, a toothbrush, washcloth and a change of clothes; my bag and I together will weigh 190 pounds. I may be able to get someone else from my group to drive if one of us can ride to Mount Vernon and the other ride back . . . That would mean we might have another vehicle going from here that could take luggage, if you were planning on carrying a load in the seat beside you where we would like to sit. We have a KR-2 built in the late 80's, flown 330 hours over six years, then parked for a dozen years. We've changed the gear to the Diehl trigear, built a new seat (for several 6'3" pilots to clear the canopy, we've slung our bums to within a 1/2" of the belly skin -- all others use pillows?), mounted radios, transponder and ELT. I've just finished rebuilding and mounting a Tillotson Model X carb (to replace the POSA). Our punchlist is pretty short, but I can admit now that I won't fly our KR-2 to the gathering. I need to install choke and mixture knobs and linkages, both features the POSA lacked, and remodel the throttle linkage. I want to try the oil cooler on top of the engine, this will take a little changing of the baffle. That's about it, folks! I'm already getting that KR grin . . . Rich H. Meyer Millersburg, IN 46543 cpt...@npcc.net 574-202-3920
