How many KR2 planes are flying?…show yours!!!!

[Willie]

Like the Bushbaby thread.........lets see how many KR2 planes we can show :D

[RV4ker (RIP)]

Soon 2 be flying

[Willie]

Soon 2 be flying

Looks like Brakpan on the photo. .......... What is holding you back?

[RV4ker (RIP)]

Yip it Brakkies. I need a test pilot, CAA, AP and WX to all be ready on same day. Had test jockey lined up, but he had a prang at FABB and wants me to relocate to FAVV for testing. Need hangar there and will need to trailer it there. Not 5 min exersize. Need some time. Was to be done in Dec, but never got there for number of reasons. Now Auth for proving flight has expired so as soon as I line up test pilot again I will renew and blast off. I have 2 "new" test pilots with KR2 time who have said they will help. I am tempted to just fly it myself, but have 4 little kids and it just not worth it......

[flykr]

ZU-BCB
Started building in 1993 and completed in 1999
Engine - VW 2L type4 - belt driven Sick Magneto. No electrics
Prop - HM 52/41
Cruise - 120MPH
Stall @ 53MPH

[flykr]

ZS-UIR
Based in Springs and still airworthy. Not sure who the owner is. Last I head it was 4sale.

[flykr]

ZS-VKO
Based in Brakpan and still airworthy. Not sure who the owner is.

[flykr]

ZS-WEC
Was based at Rand. I did some time in this KR, lovely plane :D . Owner (Frenchman) exported it to France two years ago. I last heard he could not get an ATF from the French authorities. He's since scrapped it and now lives in Australia. KR is still in France

[flykr]

ZU-CGR
Based in Brits. Still airworthy, I thinks it's been resprayed yellow. Fitted with a water cooled VW…Nice!!

[Willie]

ZS-UIR
Based in Springs and still airworthy. Not sure who the owner is. Last I head it was 4sale.

Dave King used to fly this one. I remember it well and took a video at Vanderbijl fly-in about 13 years ago

[RV4ker (RIP)]

ZS-WEC
Was based at Rand. I did some time in this KR, lovely plane :D . Owner (Frenchman) exported it to France two years ago. I last heard he could not get an ATF from the French authorities. He's since scrapped it and now lives in Australia. KR is still in France

Serge Vidal took me for a flip in this aerie (only time I been in flying KR). I tried to buy it when he went to Maritius from here...

PS
Norman S tells me Dave King's KRII was sold to a guy in CT. I put in an offer on it some time back, but the owner at the time wanted to do a license on it. Eventually when he could not find instructor he sold it. Has linbasch (sp?) motorised glider engine and a new paint job.

[flykr]

ZS-VNL
Was based at BaraG for a while but owner could not get training on it and test pilot pranged it after rebuild from a previous ground loop. Sold to a chap in Kenya, last I heard owner also ground looped it

[flykr]

ZS-UKU
Originally built and flown by Sakkie Halgreen who was tragically killed in 1987 while test flying another KR. It was auctioned off after his death and is now based in Springs. The KR is still airworthy but has not flown since Sakkie's death.