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10-07-2006, 04:57 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Ohio
Posts: 1,686
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I'm 35 and just started my RV-8 empennage. Hope to have it flying by my 40th b-day! Wish me luck!
Been flying 21 yrs.
Brent
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10-07-2006, 05:31 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Pearland, TX
Posts: 391
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25....... Hopefully starting next Summer on my -8 Project. I don't want to have to drive to the airport to work. Kind of limits the build time a little when you have to drive to work on it. Better to have it at home and tinker when the time is available. (Just got done flying formation for the first time w/ the Houston area bunch, what a trip!!) 
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Stephen Johnston ~ Pearland, TX
RV-3B EMP
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10-07-2006, 08:20 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Bend, OR
Posts: 41
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hey jonathan-
you are the first person my age that i've heard of thats building an RV. I started building when I was 18 back in febuary of 05. Thats amazing that you are doing it all on your own! Keep it up--its so cool to step back and look at the final product thinking that you built an airplane!!
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Chris Thelan
N723CT--RV-8A (flying)
N748CT--Aircam (flying)
Sling Tsi- (under construction)
Bend, OR
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10-07-2006, 09:31 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Twin Cities, MN
Posts: 1,565
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Originally Posted by rv8ch
40? Darn, I missed it. I always thought it happened in the 50s!
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Well, if it goes by toys, I guess I started my midlife crisis in my early teens with no end currently in sight 
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Brad Benson, Maplewood MN.
RV-6A N164BL, Flying since Nov 2012!
If you're not making mistakes, you're probably not making anything
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10-07-2006, 10:52 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Vancouver, WA
Posts: 226
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Started building in January ('06) when I could say "I'll be 50 next year." Now I can say "I'll be 50 on my next birthday."
First decided that someday I would build an airplane when I could say "I'll be 20 next year."
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Johnny Pruett
VAF #601
-9 fuselage standard kit on hand
Slooow build wings still in progress...
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10-08-2006, 12:07 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 868
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Originally Posted by Jonathan Cude
I started 9/28/2006 when I was 19.5 years old.
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Man, that was fast! Been at it for 10 days and already hanging the engine??? Har har har.
But seriously, I don't mean to be too nosy, but I wonder... how on earth can a 19 yr old afford a toy like this?? When I was that age (feeling awful old now at 37), I was a full time college student working as a CFI on the side and had basically no money. After paying for gas and insurance on my car there was pretty much nothing left over. Started dating my wife around that time, and she had to pay my way for a date... lame! But to be able to afford an airplane??? Nope! I just had to delay for 16 yrs or so...
John Bixby
Houston
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10-08-2006, 05:57 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: KS
Posts: 57
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Correction correction... I started 9/28/2002, not 9/28/2006 (trust me I WISH I COULD BUILD THAT FAST!!!!) *I also went and edited that post, thanks for the heads up on the typo!
This hobby (more like lifelong pursuit) is probably among the most expensive. It amazes me how any of us can afford the planes we are building. For me, it was a matter of getting my ducks in a row in regards to expenses, time, etc. The biggest obstacle is time management... school takes a bunch of time and often seems to get in my way!!!
I am just glad we live in a country where people of all ages, backgrounds, and personalities can build and fly these suckers almost completely at our discretion.
"If you want it, go get it; move smart, move fast, and let no one cloud your dreams."
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Jonathan Cude
EAA 980 Fearless President
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineer
SedanFloral.com
RV-7A :: Penn Yan XS-IO-360 :: Tip-Up :: SkyView
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10-08-2006, 09:34 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 868
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Originally Posted by Jonathan Cude
The biggest obstacle is time management... school takes a bunch of time and often seems to get in my way!!!
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No joke. Stupid jobs and school, always getting in the way of our play time! Unfortunately, we gotta have that job/school to help pay for play time... it just isn't fair! LOL
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10-08-2006, 10:56 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Fort Myers, FL
Posts: 483
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Originally Posted by jbDC9
But seriously, I don't mean to be too nosy, but I wonder... how on earth can a 19 yr old afford a toy like this?? When I was that age (feeling awful old now at 37), I was a full time college student working as a CFI on the side and had basically no money. After paying for gas and insurance on my car there was pretty much nothing left over. Started dating my wife around that time, and she had to pay my way for a date... lame! But to be able to afford an airplane??? Nope! I just had to delay for 16 yrs or so...
John Bixby
Houston
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I'm 21 and a full time college student with a job on the side.
Most of my classmates spend most of their money on alcohol, cars, and girls while I'm saving money. I'm still driving my first used (light on gas) car that is paid for and I don't intend to change cars anytime soon which saves me money. I live a home which saves me money... See a patern here? It's just about priorities.
I bought the empenage at the end of July, will order my wings before the end of the year to not have the price increase and will pretty much be out of money. That means I'll have to save some to finish the airplane. I just have to build slowly 
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10-08-2006, 02:07 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: KS
Posts: 57
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The words Paul wrote are so so so very true... infact i wonder if he copied my writings from somewhere (just kidding)...
i remember ordering tools and saying, "man this costs a fortune." My roommate was in the same room and said, "man i'm broke." Now he wasn't broke, he had a little over 60 beers to his name and a half finished bottle of Jack Daniels. If he needed food or something, i'm sure he just traded the alcohol like cigarettes in prison. Van doesn't accept beer for parts... (or does he????  )
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Jonathan Cude
EAA 980 Fearless President
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineer
SedanFloral.com
RV-7A :: Penn Yan XS-IO-360 :: Tip-Up :: SkyView
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