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Old 12-20-2008, 02:06 AM
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Default Starting early (7 days old)

My wife and I just had our first baby, a little girl. This was her first adventure into Dad's shop.


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Old 12-20-2008, 03:21 AM
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Here is some of mine:

Sydney (almost 8 in this photo) is in charge of cleco's:



Mary insert rivets (almost 4 in this photo). She has her finger on a rivet and I use the squeezer to set it.



Mitchel runs the gun (13 in this photo):
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Old 12-20-2008, 08:47 AM
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This is a pic of my son, Thomas, helping with the build. He's 10 yrs old. He's been a tremendous asset, and I couldn't have built the wings without him. Waiting for fuselage delivery now. We've already planned a warbird paint scheme with his name on one side of canopy and mine on other.



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Old 12-20-2008, 11:37 AM
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Man, I can't wait to add something worthwhile to this thread!
One piece of the puzzle is due to arrive late in February... and the other piece is on the FedEx truck as of this afternoon...
Hey, Congrats on both. Hope both packages are delivered in good health.
Especially the Feb. one


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Jim, looks like your beautiful baby wins hands down for the youngest helper !
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Old 12-20-2008, 12:54 PM
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Default Welcome !!!!

Jim, welcome to you and the family.

Glad to have you aboard.

Congrats on your baby, and the first post.
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Rv-10, N210LM.

Flying as of 12/4/2010

Phase 1 done, 2/4/2011

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Old 12-21-2008, 01:59 AM
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Default another future RV pilot

My kids were about 3 and 6 years old when I started my -6A project. By the time of first flight we had added another one; now ages 12, 15, and 18. So they don't really know what life is like without an airplane project in the garage (or house for the years we didn't have a garage...). Family is one of the reasons this project took me so long, and I wouldn't change a thing.

Here's my son checking on progress during wing construction many years ago (he has done a lot of flying with me, including some Cessna 140 airplane camping, and definitely wants to get his license and fly this plane, but I haven't convinced his sisters yet - by the way, the Cessna 140 trips did slow my RV progress as well but the memories we share were worth it and again, I wouldn't change a thing):



You can see in the picture above that the wing construction was one of those phases without a garage - that airplane shop was a bedroom in the house we lived in at that time.

And the picture below, taken just after my first flight on 25 October 2008, shows my now much taller/bigger son with his little sister (she's younger than the tail section of my RV):



Airplane building I hope will be a great retirement activity for me someday but for those still raising a family, take heart - it can be done (slowly) without completely giving up your family time!
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Old 12-21-2008, 04:56 PM
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http://picasaweb.google.com/ErnstFre...y=oaCXaAr7SBY#
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