douglassmt
Well Known Member
My wife has been supportive of the build, but has helped out in the shop only occasionally. She's got a lot going on in her life, ailing parents, new job, empty nest. It's been enough that she's encouraged me and let me do what I love to do. She's not a pilot and doesn't love to fly (private or commercial), so I"m going to have to treat her very well when the plane is finished so she can learn to enjoy the experience.
Not being a pilot, she of course doesn't understand the finer points of aviation and flight planning, but I've explained the concept of winds aloft and how they can speed you up or slow you down in getting from A to B. So the other day, when the winds were howling at 40 knots around here, we were driving down the road and she - out of the blue - says "you know, when you finish the airplane, we should just take off someday and fly....downwind. Downwind every day for a week or so, and just see where it takes us." Now I like the way she thinks!
Of course, at RV speeds and normal prevailing winds, I'm not sure how she'd feel about going to - England. Still, it's a good sign that she's getting into the spirit of adventure!
Not being a pilot, she of course doesn't understand the finer points of aviation and flight planning, but I've explained the concept of winds aloft and how they can speed you up or slow you down in getting from A to B. So the other day, when the winds were howling at 40 knots around here, we were driving down the road and she - out of the blue - says "you know, when you finish the airplane, we should just take off someday and fly....downwind. Downwind every day for a week or so, and just see where it takes us." Now I like the way she thinks!
Of course, at RV speeds and normal prevailing winds, I'm not sure how she'd feel about going to - England. Still, it's a good sign that she's getting into the spirit of adventure!
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