Evelyn Fayth Crawford born 4/16/2011 4:22am 7lb2oz 19 3/4″

Hear is the latest on my KR. The first is the boat without the spar, then the landing gear mount and template. Next lining up the leg mount and template, then its do or die time: DRILLING! 12 for 12; YEAH! Last the brackets mounted to spar. The fuse is now on it’s gear; I…

3/31/07 I got a chance to do some work on my controls today This is the dual stick and bell cranks with a control arm in the middle. Check out my home page to see my new QC he should be on the job soon. http:martha@simerson.net

well its been a while so i thought i would do an up date. MY wife and i attended the 2006 KR gathering this year and cha ching INSPIRATION! talk about luck a friend gave me this engine it is a corvair 110 THANKS TERRY! I have recently made my first fiberglass lay-up on my…

Well, the talk on the net was on peel ply. Peel ply is a synthetic cloth that is not compatible with fiberglass resin. When the fiberglass resin cures the synthetic cloth “peel ply” is pulled off from the fiberglass leaving a smooth finish. Anyhoo, I made two mock lay-ups: the first with peel ply, the…

The following are some pictures of todays progress on my kr2s. I started the day by building the “V” shaped piece that transfers the load from the spar to the fuselage. Next, I laminated two strips of thin spruce to the rudder post. The spar was originally cut for the old airfoil and was to…

On the ride home last night I sprung a leak in my radiator. Not that big of a deal except that I didn’t notice it until i was in the red “NOT GOOD”. not sure of the damage yet we will see.

Here is what I have been working on lately: Tail foam is sanded into shape and is awaiting fiberglass. Rudder pedals are built and ready for installation.

I finally had time to work on my airplane. Saturday morning I worked on the hinges for the elevator and Sunday afternoon I cut out new airfoil templates for the vertical stabilizer and elevator. Here’s a couple of pictures of what I’ve accomplished.

well today I moved my airplane project to its new home in st johns. it now resides in a drafty barn. I am in the process of putting plastic on the walls and luann on the floors. the space should be finished in a week then BACK TO BUILDING