Entertaining Pedestrian Questions...
I am building my project in a detached garage, so there is quite a bit of traffic riding/walking by while I am out there working on her. It is funny to watch cars slam on their brakes as they drive by in order to get another look at what is taking shape in my shop. Often, strangers will stop by for a chat which can be very entertaining at times. Most folks are amazed that it is possible to build an aircraft at home. I have had a few from "The Greatest Generation" drop by and share some of their stories from the war...these guys are National Treasures! But then there are the doozies...
Here are some of the questions that I have heard over the years that cracked me up-
"Is that a boat that you are building?"
"Is that a dragster that you are building?"
"Are you gonna fly in that thing?"
"Will it clear the house when you take off?"
"How much will it cost?" (Probably a smart question that I should have asked myself years ago...)
"Do you know how to fly?" (Not too well...I haven't killed myself yet.)
Then come all of the crash stories...
"Did you hear about so and so who crashed into the lake?"
"Is that the kind of plane that killed John Denver?" (I am convinced that John Denver set the experimental aviation movement back 20 years.)
Then come the technical questions...I like this part-
"How fast is is?"
"How far can it fly?"
"How high can it fly?"
I always reference the typical spam can numbers for comparison when quoting RV numbers.
What sort of questions have you heard?
Don
I am building my project in a detached garage, so there is quite a bit of traffic riding/walking by while I am out there working on her. It is funny to watch cars slam on their brakes as they drive by in order to get another look at what is taking shape in my shop. Often, strangers will stop by for a chat which can be very entertaining at times. Most folks are amazed that it is possible to build an aircraft at home. I have had a few from "The Greatest Generation" drop by and share some of their stories from the war...these guys are National Treasures! But then there are the doozies...
Here are some of the questions that I have heard over the years that cracked me up-
"Is that a boat that you are building?"
"Is that a dragster that you are building?"
"Are you gonna fly in that thing?"
"Will it clear the house when you take off?"
"How much will it cost?" (Probably a smart question that I should have asked myself years ago...)
"Do you know how to fly?" (Not too well...I haven't killed myself yet.)
Then come all of the crash stories...
"Did you hear about so and so who crashed into the lake?"
"Is that the kind of plane that killed John Denver?" (I am convinced that John Denver set the experimental aviation movement back 20 years.)
Then come the technical questions...I like this part-
"How fast is is?"
"How far can it fly?"
"How high can it fly?"
I always reference the typical spam can numbers for comparison when quoting RV numbers.
What sort of questions have you heard?
Don
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