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ppilotmike 03-05-2013 02:33 PM

Awesome!
 
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Originally Posted by crabandy (Post 750137)
Defenitely female, mine is "Maid Oliver."

I'm thinking of naming mine Olive... as in "Olive My Money," "Olive My Time" and "Olive My Effort."

walkman 03-05-2013 02:47 PM

Hey....
 
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Originally Posted by pilot2512 (Post 750020)
I jokingly referred to the project as my aluminum mistress once to my wife. That turned into "the other woman" shorted to TOW. Recently I taught my wife to buck rivets to help with the wing. "Just what every man dreams of, a threesome". Good thing she has a great sense of humor!

My girlfriend has deemed my -6 "the other woman". Got a pic of her on the wing root of a t-6 at peachtree city with the same name this spring.


Sam Buchanan 03-05-2013 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Sam Buchanan (Post 750100)
But unlike a named "person" we are fond with, the cold, hard airplane (even if named) can kill us in an instant with no "regrets".

I have no problems with people naming a machine if they wish, but I try to keep in mind the machine has absolutely no affection for me.

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Originally Posted by longranger (Post 750103)
If it did develop affection for you, you could name it Christine...

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Originally Posted by SHIPCHIEF (Post 750109)
Being and animated inanimate object (while you are flying it) has an effect on any name it might get, in part due to the influence of the operator. :confused: :rolleyes:

I just hope 9SB doesn't find out what I wrote about him...oops...it in this thread. ;)

rgmwa 03-05-2013 03:16 PM

When I first phoned and told my elderly parents a couple of years ago that I was going to build a plane, the first thing they both said after "Great!" was "What are you going to call it?" That really surprised me because it had never occured to me to call it anything. Besides, it had already had a fine name - it was called an `RV-12'. Still, as the build progressed they would occasionally ask me whether I had a name for it, so the notion kept knocking around in my head. But I couldn't think of anything that didn't sound either pretentious or just plain silly.

Then one day, I recalled a time about 19 years ago now, when our kids were young, and we drove across Australia towing a caravan to visit and go on a touring trip with them - they with their 4WD and caravan, and us following behind with our rig. Just before we left on our trip together my dad, who was 75 at the time, gave me a handheld CB radio, and said "Here, we can use this to keep in touch. I'll be `Rabbit 1' and you can be Rabbit 2'". Of course, the kids loved it. They would take it in turns to travel up ahead with my parents and chat on the radio -`Rabbit 1 calling Rabbit 2....etc'.

Well, my dad turned 94 last week, and both my parents are very interested to see the plane nearing completion. Dad has even flown over a couple of times (2,000m) to give me a hand to build it, and can't wait to see it fly. Anyway about six months ago, I was finally able to tell them that the plane had a name. The kids approve too!

FresnoR 03-05-2013 04:54 PM

Just be careful christening that new name with a champagne bottle. I don't think the aluminum or prop could take it...


John Clark 03-05-2013 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Sam Buchanan (Post 750100)
But unlike a named "person" we are fond with, the cold, hard airplane (even if named) can kill us in an instant with no "regrets".

Sam, you never met my ex-wife. :rolleyes:

John Clark ATP, CFI
Aviator & Gearhead
FAAST Team Representative
EAA Flight Advisor
RV8 N18U "Sunshine"
KSBA

Paul Tuttle 03-05-2013 05:05 PM

I called my plane all kinds of names while I was building it, unfortunately I can't use any of them in a family friendly environment. :)

I call my Harley "the bike". I guess I call my -8 "the airplane"

ronschreck 03-05-2013 06:52 PM

It's a statement...
 
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Originally Posted by RV7Guy (Post 749867)
I guess I don't really see a purpose in naming a plane. It's a plane!!!!

The look on my granddaughter Isabelle's face was enough to make me glad I put her name on the nose of my RV.


GrayHawk 03-06-2013 06:40 AM

"Rivet Overcast"
"Rivets Over New Mexico"
"Roswell"
"Pecos Bill"

GH

Rhino889 03-06-2013 07:59 AM

"Naughty Angel"



This is a sample fit. I actually went 6inches larger in Diameter for the final.



Wife complained about the plane sometimes. I had my graphic designer create this off a couple of photos of my wife. Now she has to like the plane ;)

Jedi mind trick: success!


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