Best advice you got from another builder?

[doug_rv7]

Perfection is the enemy of completion.

[DanH]

Compromise is the enemy of quality

[humptybump]

"Compromise is natural to good design."

[David Paule]

A friend built and flew his homebuilt. It wasn't an RV and had poor performance. Some time later, sitting in the cockpit of his recently-purchased Cessna, my friend said "I didn't have to built this. All I had to do was sign my name a few times."

That was good advice -- I took it; and I've only recently gone astray, building my RV-3B. But I still have and fly my Cessna 180.

Dave
P.S. Building an RV-3B is a lot more work than signing my name a few times....

[TX7A]

Keep asking yourself, ?Do I absolutely need to order avionics now??

[bret]

" If it can chafe, it will chafe "

[JordanGrant]

When we first started building, a friend brought over a [ruined] aircraft part. On it was written:

"Measure twice, drill once. That will be $60, please, for this lesson."

We still have it hanging in our hangar (19 yrs later).

[Bugsy]

Best advice was not to get overwhelmed by building an airplane and instead focus on individual projects. Keeps the sanity in check.

[Flying Canuck]

Use the right tool for the job - even if you have to invent the tool.

[David Paule]

There's a simpler way
And a better plan.
Have it done
By another man.

-- Scott Gassaway

Dave