AlexPeterson
Well Known Member
Greetings all -
Yesterday, September 9th, 2016, was the 15th anniversary of the first flight of N66AP! It continues to be a dream come true each time I fly it. For obvious reasons, we were grounded for some time two days after this first flight, so that connection will never be lost on me.
The plane has been flying about exactly twice as many calendar years as it took to build, and at 1540 hobbs hours, it has flown about half as many hours as it took to build! For those still in the building stage, I hope this puts some perspective on the potential ?enjoyment investment? you are making!
While over the past 5 years or so I have not been flying as many hours per year as the first 10 years were, it is not due to reduced enjoyment. Rather, it has been due to dividing my time into other enjoyable interests. I?ve also taken a lot more ?Pete Howell? or ?Doug Reeves? flights (meaning 15 to 30 minute local hops). Most flying has been on weekdays, as we are typically out of town on the weekends. Sometimes these weekend commutes are in the plane, mostly not.
I will be starting a panel upgrade at about the end of October, which will put me back into building mode. I?m expecting about 150 hours? work to do this. Hopefully it will be complete in about 3 months. The hangar is 25 minutes from home, so a fair bit of driving will be involved.
Keep pounding those rivets, it will be worth it!
Yesterday, September 9th, 2016, was the 15th anniversary of the first flight of N66AP! It continues to be a dream come true each time I fly it. For obvious reasons, we were grounded for some time two days after this first flight, so that connection will never be lost on me.
The plane has been flying about exactly twice as many calendar years as it took to build, and at 1540 hobbs hours, it has flown about half as many hours as it took to build! For those still in the building stage, I hope this puts some perspective on the potential ?enjoyment investment? you are making!
While over the past 5 years or so I have not been flying as many hours per year as the first 10 years were, it is not due to reduced enjoyment. Rather, it has been due to dividing my time into other enjoyable interests. I?ve also taken a lot more ?Pete Howell? or ?Doug Reeves? flights (meaning 15 to 30 minute local hops). Most flying has been on weekdays, as we are typically out of town on the weekends. Sometimes these weekend commutes are in the plane, mostly not.
I will be starting a panel upgrade at about the end of October, which will put me back into building mode. I?m expecting about 150 hours? work to do this. Hopefully it will be complete in about 3 months. The hangar is 25 minutes from home, so a fair bit of driving will be involved.
Keep pounding those rivets, it will be worth it!