Best building quote

N941WR · #1 06-09-2005, 08:12 PM

What is the best comment you heard about building an airplane?

I asked Ron Murray what the most difficult thing about building his -9A was. He repled...

"Whatever the next task is."

How true that has turned out to be.

Dave Taylor · #2 06-09-2005, 08:49 PM

I was somewhat timid when I started building. Then I saw a quote somewhere that hit home with me.

"The greatest mistake a man can make is being afraid to make one."

Sometimes you just gotta commit to drilling

-Dave Taylor
RV-7A
Emp Rudder
Warner Robins, GA

painless · #3 06-09-2005, 09:14 PM

My favorite quote that made me jump in and build an airplane, despite all the reasons not to is:

Sometimes in life you just have to say, "screw it...I'm doing this!"

Regards,

Rosie · #4 06-09-2005, 09:38 PM

My all-time favorite that hung in my garage for 5 years while building;

"Perseverance, more important than building skill, is required to build this plane."

Rosie

RudiGreyling · #5 06-09-2005, 11:59 PM

I don't know if this is true, it is hearsay, but it sure gives some confidence...

Apparently Van got upset how finicky people can get with building his airplanes, paying to much attention to unnecessary detail and loosing sight of the big picture. He knew it was going to be put together by homebuilders so he over engineered it...

Apparently his response to one of those fastidious questions was:
"It's a truck...just build it and fly it!"

I hope it's true since it give me a warm and fussy feeling...

Regards
Rudi

arffguy · #6 06-10-2005, 01:26 AM

I have heard his staff also say "It's just an airplane folks!"

And my one of my favorites has to be "You eat a whale one bite at a time."

But to keep myself in check when I get discouraged I came up with this: "If it was easy, everybody would be doing it." (Old RV-6A kit-you know.)

And yes, I put up the word "Perseverance" on my wall one time thanks to you Rosie.

rv8ch · #7 06-10-2005, 02:49 AM

A quote I claim, that helps me a lot, is "If it's hard, you're probably doing it wrong".

Thermos · #8 06-10-2005, 05:20 AM

Got this one from somebody at Van's, maybe Tom Green...

"You're building a tractor, not a pipe organ!"

Dave

TerryPancake · #9 06-10-2005, 06:45 AM

I think I read this one on this site. So no plagiarism intended.

"You?re only going to Albuquerque, not Mars"

[ed. Actually, it's 'Denver' and the guy who said it is Jay Pratt of www.RVCentral.us Great quote! dr]

bsacks05 · #10 06-10-2005, 07:00 AM

I recently heard a quote from my former CFI to a prospective student about when to start flying lessons:

"Don't wait for the light to turn green because it never will."

I apply this to major decisions such as arranging financing and ordering the expensive stuff for my RV9.
Bruce Sacks
painting and waiting on the O-320