Netters,
A brief update on Gathering funds. Our balance right now stands at $4865.00, down just a bit from last year. I still have a few checks coming my way for hats and shirts but have not yet given Chris Collins a $250 check for airport facility usage. He said that is not necessary but I feel we owe them something for using their terminal for three or four days, totally free hangar space for the KR's for three nights in a new 11,800 sq.foot hangar, setting up the camp site with trash cans and firewood, providing us with free transportation, and all the other perks they provide, i.e., two complete bathrooms in the new hangar with showers, etc., etc., etc. It also helps him keep the airport board off his back for any additional expenses he may incur for the Gathering. A real deal, I think, by anyones standards. That has been the policy for past Gatherings and I hope to continue it in the future. I will post a complete line item accounting to the Gathering site when all is complete. I still have a few shirts left if someone wants one. I have the following quantity and sizes: 3 each size "large", 1 each size "extra large", and 2 each size "3XL". Cost is $23 per shirt plus Mailing cost of approximately $8.00 USA. Out of country can be considerably more. Exact cost of postage will be determined at time of mailing. If you are interested in a shirt, e-mail off net at fles...@frontier.com . First come, first served, till they are gone. We now have Gathering hats and shirts being proudly worn as far away as Canada, New Zealand, and Brazil. Make sure you puff your chest a bit when wearing them out in public. :-) I flew the KR today (3 flights) for the first time since completing the annual this past weekend. The new four tube exhaust is AWESOME !!!! Sounds great and the extra power is VERY noticeable. More rpm on takeoff and climb and in cruise. I can really feel the extra kick and I appear to be getting and extra 5+ mph on wide open throttle. The air was cool today, 45F and flying at 2000 msl, but I've never seen 180mph on the ASI in wide open throttle in level flight before. The cabin heat, after flying without it for seven years, is nice too. I sure hated to put it back in the hangar after the last flight. Keep building all you builders out there. You have no idea of the fun that awaits you. :-) :-) Larry Flesner
