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Old 10-29-2012, 02:33 PM
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I don't know how much mine is going to cost me yet - it's still adding up.

Every time my wife sees something that she wants, she gets it. If I start to argue with her about it, she just says "You're building an airplane. I win."

She's right, of course...
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Old 10-29-2012, 02:40 PM
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A neighbor kid about 10 years old used to come by when I was building in my garage. I had the panel in and he pointed to a switch labeled "Lightspeed".

Him: Really?
Me: Yup
Him: Whoa!

He ran and got one of his buds and they took turns sitting in the front seat quoting lines from Star Wars.

I still think of that sometimes when I flip that switch.
Poor kids, probably told their parents, who assumed they were making it up.
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Old 10-29-2012, 02:47 PM
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Q: How long did it take to build it?

A: You mean including the time I spent looking for my @*$& 7/16" socket?
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Old 10-29-2012, 02:55 PM
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"I see you have a model A (Ford) fuel gauge in there"
"No that's the Compass!"
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Old 10-29-2012, 05:20 PM
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From the local airplane expert.....RV7 hmmmm how does that compare to an RV5?
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Old 10-29-2012, 05:30 PM
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From the local airplane expert.....RV7 hmmmm how does that compare to an RV5?
It's 28.6% better!
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Old 10-29-2012, 06:24 PM
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I got asked once if it came in any other colors? I didn't know where to start.


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Old 10-29-2012, 07:41 PM
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Default Heard at an local air show...

Not an RV but still a homebuilt story. I was talking to an Long Eze pilot as we stood by his airplane. As is typically for an Eze the front wheel was retracted, sitting on it's nose and the main gear fairing were close enough to the ground that you could not see the wheels. A local couple out to see the aer-e-o-planes stopped to look. The first question was how do you land without wheels? After explaining that there are wheels the husband turns to his wife and started to explain how this plane can HOVER.
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Old 10-29-2012, 09:10 PM
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...the husband turns to his wife and started to explain how this plane can HOVER.
I need to get one of those! Who needs an airport, just land on your driveway.
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Old 10-29-2012, 10:04 PM
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I got asked once if it came in any other colors? I didn't know where to start.


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I kind of got this one from my mother-in-law. To give her an idea of what I'm building, I showed her a picture Vans' N137RV (when it was a taildragger), and now she asks me how my yellow airplane is coming along. I love her anyway...
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