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Old 10-04-2012, 09:20 AM
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Try having two kids after building. You will be wondering how the heck you ever had time to build a plane.
I guess we were really bored after building
Amen! Brother!

Ordered the 10 tail kit when we found out we were gonna have the first one. Built the plane in 22 months. 1 week into phase 1 we had the second girl. Guess I need to order a compair kit now.
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Old 10-04-2012, 09:34 AM
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Before starting my build, I finished my basement (http://thebasementreno.blogspot.ca/). I'm showing it off here because I'm really proud of the work I did considering I've never done any kind of construction before and I did all the work by myself. Only had professionals come and do the carpets and counter-tops.

Being the computer geek that I am I will be slowly converting my home into a smart home with my own custom software to control lights and HVAC. It already handles house-wide music and movie play back to the TV or home theatre.

I'll have plenty to do!
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Old 10-04-2012, 09:42 AM
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I gather that most RV builders aren't, (or weren't ever) simply satisfied passing their spare time in front of a TV like 99% of america. I bet before the plane build there was something else, and I wonder myself what will consume my time after this. ...
I can't say I was ever satisfied with TV, but do believe I was addicted to it. I started building in part to break that addiction, now I'm addicted to building. (Spent 94 hours last month in the shop.) I've tried to get my wife to let me cancel the cable, but she's not there yet...

This part of the world offers lots of opportunities for weekend getaways close enough to not require tanker-loads of gas, so I'm hoping we can put the -7 to good use when it's done.
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Old 10-04-2012, 09:52 AM
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After an 11 year build, I'm having a very difficult time focusing: On anything. I know I have leaves to rake, garages to clean, doors to hang, gutters to paint etc., but I just can't seem to focus to get them done.

Out of habit I go out to the hangar at the same times I did for 11 or so years, and even there I know I have things that need to be done to improve the plane, but I have a hard time giving more than an hour or so . I've had a project on my list for a month -- put some velcro on the cables for the Zaon unit to keep them out of the way. I can't even seem to attack THAT project.

So I'll just pull the plane out and fly south along the Mississippi River for a while and then turn and go back, worrying later about how I'll afford the gas money and convincing myself that that was accomplishing something, even though it really didn't.

After building, I can't sit still, but I can't seem to do anything either.
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Old 10-04-2012, 10:02 AM
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So what the heck are you doing with all that time that you suddenly have in your life?
You evidently didn't get the memo. That's what all those Law & Order reruns are for! You should be saving them now on your TiVo or DVR.
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Old 10-04-2012, 10:15 AM
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After finishing the RV-7, I found I really missed building so I helped my brother-in-law finish his Xenos motorglider project -- I built the wings, did the panel wiring, etc. Once that finished up, I decided to take on a life-long dream: building a Fokker DR-1 Triplane replica from Plans. I'm about a year into it and almost have all the wooden ribs built. Plus I'm learning and practicing gas welding for when I start the fuselage. Don't know if I will be able to pull it off, but it's the journey, not the destination. Of course, flying the RV-7 takes priority, but like Paul, high AvGas cost prevents me from flying as much as I'd like. As others have said, if I wasn't building, I'd be wasting my time on the couch watching TV.
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Old 10-04-2012, 01:25 PM
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After I "finished" my RV-8 almost 6 years ago (dang, already?), I flew the cr@p out of it for the first 3-4 years or so, but the last couple of years I've slowed down on it quite a bit... it's a combination of high fuel prices and my wife wanting me to stay a bit closer to home. I guess she grew tired of being an "RV widow". I'd like to build another project, but now just isn't the time; gonna do an airpark hangar/home and any new projects gotta wait until that's done.

So then, what to do in the meantime? Well, I'm a warbird geek, have been since I was 10 yrs old, and what a coincidence, there's a CAF wing just 12 miles from home here in NW Houston. So I joined up 3 years ago and have been scratching the builder's itch by working on a T-6, C-60 Lodestar, BT-13, L-17 Navion, and an N3N. When I showed up with my RV parked out front, the guys looked at it, then blessed me as the new "metal man". Awesome! It's been a hoot and I've learned quite a lot by working on these old machines; helping change engines and cylinders, plus wiring, radio/antenna installs and whatever metal work (and Bondo!) that needs doing.

As an added bonus, I'm getting to fly this stuff... I sponsored and checked out in the T-6 a few months ago and have 25 hrs in it so far, plus a right seat checkout in the Lodestar with hopefully a PIC type rating in a few months. The downside to the T-6 is the 30 gph fuel burn, and then there's the Lodestar at 100 gph or so! The RV is definitely a lotta bang for the buck at 8-9 gph.
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between two kids in elementary school, flying full time, running my engineering company, household honey do's and keeping my 68 vette running i don't have any spare time. I don't even get to fly the RV that much.

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Old 10-04-2012, 02:11 PM
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1. Get my King and Sporty's Instrument ground school courses back out and start working on an instrument rating.

2. Try to figure out what I want to build next.

3. Grade landings with the local airport bums.
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Old 10-04-2012, 02:31 PM
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I loved building but I'm having a very nice time now that the build (and the RV-1 project) is over. I had lots of back-burner projects I was anxious to address, including....

1. Studying and preparing for the Commercial ticket written. (Hopefully the training for the practical will shortly follow.)
2. Preparing the house for sale next summer. (Anyone want an airpark home and hangar on the southeast side of Houston?)
3. Getting seriously into the planning process for a new airpark house and home where hiking, mountain biking, snow skiing, and lake swimming are minutes away. (Thanks, Karl, for the reminder of what there ISN'T near Houston!)
4. Visiting all the "Don't Miss" sites near Houston before leaving. (Both of them.
5. Focussing more on work-work.
6. Trying to get out on an occasional bike ride.

When did I ever have time for building??????
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