If Marty's plane can quit on him during 70 degree weather due to carb ice, don't think for a second that it couldn't happen to you.

This is typical. Three KRs in the foreground, while Jim Faughn and Richard Shirley buzz by.

Steve Bennett's "KR1.5".

Late Saturday, the Canadian contingent made it through the weather. Chris Gardiner and Owen McPherson made the 8 hour trip dodging the weather.

Chris's "Nemesis" wingtips include a Skyraider nav light lense.

His beautiful interior might just give Jim a run for his money next year!

Aileron balance weight.

This is Owen McPherson's KR2.

Note Revmaster vacuum pump.

This is Marty's canopy latch.

The Canadians arrived too late to be judged. Grand total KRs, despite the weather, was 9 flying, one almost flying, and two trailered in.

Larry Flesner wrote a tribute to Ken for the occaision...

... and Jim sang it for us.

The banquet was excellent.

Jeannette shared a few words.

Larry Capps anounced that he's going to give the Newsletter a try for a year. All subscriptions will start this month, and run until this time next year. If you subscribe in 6 months, you'll get 6 back issues with your first one. Contact Larry at krnews@attbi.com to subscribe.

Video Bob showed up with a stack of Lake Barkley videos, and it surely appeared as though he were working on a new one for us! Contact him at VideoBob@TDS.net to get your copy. It looked highly motivational from what I saw.

The "Girls of KR" had a special award for a triple crown winner...

and the clock was pretty nice too! I think Marty won "People's choice".

Richard Shirley took one for "Best Engine", and it was well deserved!

Jeff Scott won "Best KR".

Linda Bennett had a large part in pulling this Gathering off without a hitch.

Jim led the reluctant pilots in singing the "KR song".

Mary and Willie Wilson flew all the way from England (for the fifth time) just to be at the Gathering. Now what was your excuse again?

Here's Willie's KR2, nestled up under a British Airways Concorde. Willie is a retired 747-400 pilot for BA, hence the matching paint scheme, and access to the Concorde! These two are a hoot, and could be easily found by the laughing crowd that surrounded them most of the time.

Jeannette Rand and Frank Ross.

Jim tops off his tank for the trip home on Sunday morning.

And although he left 20 minutes after we did, it didn't take long for him to catch us in Larry's Tripacer...

... and then he was gone, until next year.

The trip home was perfect.

Thanks, Larry, for a great flight!

I'll get him a web page out there shortly...

I'm with Larry. Red Oak 2003 or BUST!

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