First I have to thank the people of the Bucker comunity. I first found about the group at a Thomasville flyin. I came in just behind 191X, which I had some experience with in the late 60's and early 70's. That led to the flyin at Live Oak. At the flyin I got my first look at a Joe Krybus drawing that Steve Hawely had with him. I then went to Jerry Wells place to look at Joe Vasile's Fuselage he was working on. There I got my second look at the Krybus drawings. I then got my contract with Joe and got his drawings, over 100 sheets with over 800 individual drawings. Now I had what I needed to make a true Jungmeister (or a Krybus special serial #1).
Next major help was the super website, thank you Steve. On the website I found my assembly manual, Joe Vasile's photos of his project. Then we shift to the west flyin. There I got many detail photos of John Hickmans and Steve Craigs originals. Next up was Pat Quinn, he talked me into the round cowl. Then back to Steve Beaver who got wind of my interest in the one called Antaries and sent me a link to some details of that and I got photos of Pappanas in its original configuration. From the two I got the details I needed to make my cowl.
I remember Jim Swick saying he used up a set or two tires driving to Frank Prices to look at details when he was making Goldie. For me it was a 13 minute ride in Mylane to Talmadge Scotts, who was just the right amount ahead of me.
To the pilot report, I had my good friend Kim Kovack fly it. DAMN THIS THING FLYS NICE. NOW I KNOW WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT!! We talked about it some. There is no way to know what it is to fly a Bucker without doing it, so it is a waste of time to try to describe it.
THANK YOU ALL Len