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Well written. I am on the AVID groups net. This homely little flying machine was made fun of. I am glad there are those who understand that we are not all engineers and do not have unlimited resources. What is important here, in my humble opinion, is that a man had a dream, and he fulfilled it. Rick Collins, former KR2 owner. --- On Fri, 10/29/10, Charles Smith wrote: From: Charles Smith Subject: KR> Oshkosh 365 - Discussion Boards - Kenyan homebuilt - To: kr...@mylist.net List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Friday, October 29, 2010, 7:57 PM The A/C is 'ugly' all right, but to me that is the beauty of it, the 'little man' getting himself something that flies. forget the beauty, forget the finesse, forget the technology, he wants to fly! That used to be what the EAA was all abnout, then it got smothered by the rush to beauty and ever higher technology. Now, nobody shows up at Oshkosh with the cheap "little man's" planes that may not look like something out of science fiction with a $10,000 paint job. One of my best memories is of meeting a chap with a KR2 who flew into Oshkosh years ago. It looked awful, still hade theglass fabric showing all over through the obviously cheap paint job, he obviously had functionality as a priority over pure beauty, but it FLEW HIM TO OSHKOSH and did what he wanted it to do. I sort of think this pursuit of pure beauty and one-upsmanship is a great part of the reason that EAA has become primarily a millionaires club, the 'little man' flying his cheap homemade unsophisticated plane that he never intended to be a show-off piece has been shoved far into the background and scorned.. ___ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
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I sure hope mine looks that good when I'm done. J.E. Caudle Fenwick, WV 363TB (On the Bench) --- On Sat, 10/30/10, M Blank wrote: From: M Blank Subject: FW: KR> Oshkosh 365 - Discussion Boards - Kenyan homebuilt - To: kr...@mylist.net List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Saturday, October 30, 2010, 7:55 AM Maybe you guys should take another look at the "Porkopolis Pig". http://www.krnet.org/krs/kjones/ Mike ___ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
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Maybe you guys should take another look at the "Porkopolis Pig". http://www.krnet.org/krs/kjones/ Mike
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Amen -Original Message- From: krnet-bounces+larry=lebanair@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-bounces+larry=lebanair@mylist.net] On Behalf Of Lee Van Dyke Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 10:08 PM To: KRnet Subject: Re: KR> Oshkosh 365 - Discussion Boards - Kenyan homebuilt - I'm guessing it was porkopolis pig you saw, and yes I miss the old Eaa flyin of days gone by. Sent from my iPhone > >> One of my best memories is of meeting a chap with a KR2 >> who flew into Oshkosh years ago. It looked awful, still hade >> theglass >> fabric showing all over through the obviously cheap paint job, he >> obviously >> had functionality as a priority over pure beauty, but it FLEW HIM >> TO OSHKOSH >> and did what he wanted it to do. I sort of think this pursuit of >> pure >> beauty and one-upsmanship is a great part of the reason that EAA >> has become >> primarily a millionaires club, the 'little man' flying his cheap >> homemade >> unsophisticated plane that he never intended to be a show-off piece >> has been >> shoved far into the background and scorned.. > ___ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
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Hear,hear, Alan Taylor Australia -Original Message- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On Behalf Of Charles Smith Sent: Saturday, 30 October 2010 9:58 AM To: kr...@mylist.net Subject: KR> Oshkosh 365 - Discussion Boards - Kenyan homebuilt - The A/C is 'ugly' all right, but to me that is the beauty of it, the 'little man' getting himself something that flies. forget the beauty, forget the finesse, forget the technology, he wants to fly! That used to be what the EAA was all abnout, then it got smothered by the rush to beauty and ever higher technology I sort of think this pursuit of pure beauty and one-upsmanship is a great part of the reason that EAA has become primarily a millionaires club, the 'little man' flying his cheap homemade unsophisticated plane that he never intended to be a show-off piece has been shoved far into the background and scorned.. ___ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
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I'm guessing it was porkopolis pig you saw, and yes I miss the old Eaa flyin of days gone by. Sent from my iPhone > >> One of my best memories is of meeting a chap with a KR2 >> who flew into Oshkosh years ago. It looked awful, still hade >> theglass >> fabric showing all over through the obviously cheap paint job, he >> obviously >> had functionality as a priority over pure beauty, but it FLEW HIM >> TO OSHKOSH >> and did what he wanted it to do. I sort of think this pursuit of >> pure >> beauty and one-upsmanship is a great part of the reason that EAA >> has become >> primarily a millionaires club, the 'little man' flying his cheap >> homemade >> unsophisticated plane that he never intended to be a show-off piece >> has been >> shoved far into the background and scorned.. >
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That's been the problem with general aviation for a long time...the rich want it to be an exclusive club for them so the have priced the little man out!!! On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 7:57 AM, Charles Smith wrote: > The A/C is 'ugly' all right, but to me that is the beauty of it, the > 'little man' getting himself something that flies. forget the beauty, forget > the finesse, forget the technology, he wants to fly! That used to be what > the EAA was all abnout, then it got smothered by the rush to beauty and ever > higher technology. Now, nobody shows up at Oshkosh with the cheap "little > man's" planes that may not look like something out of science fiction with a > $10,000 paint job. One of my best memories is of meeting a chap with a KR2 > who flew into Oshkosh years ago. It looked awful, still hade theglass > fabric showing all over through the obviously cheap paint job, he obviously > had functionality as a priority over pure beauty, but it FLEW HIM TO OSHKOSH > and did what he wanted it to do. I sort of think this pursuit of pure > beauty and one-upsmanship is a great part of the reason that EAA has become > primarily a millionaires club, the 'little man' flying his cheap homemade > unsophisticated plane that he never intended to be a show-off piece has been > shoved far into the background and scorned.. > ___ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
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The A/C is 'ugly' all right, but to me that is the beauty of it, the 'little man' getting himself something that flies. forget the beauty, forget the finesse, forget the technology, he wants to fly! That used to be what the EAA was all abnout, then it got smothered by the rush to beauty and ever higher technology. Now, nobody shows up at Oshkosh with the cheap "little man's" planes that may not look like something out of science fiction with a $10,000 paint job. One of my best memories is of meeting a chap with a KR2 who flew into Oshkosh years ago. It looked awful, still hade theglass fabric showing all over through the obviously cheap paint job, he obviously had functionality as a priority over pure beauty, but it FLEW HIM TO OSHKOSH and did what he wanted it to do. I sort of think this pursuit of pure beauty and one-upsmanship is a great part of the reason that EAA has become primarily a millionaires club, the 'little man' flying his cheap homemade unsophisticated plane that he never intended to be a show-off piece has been shoved far into the background and scorned..
