chepburn
Well Known Member
It is with great pride, and also poignancy, that I have to bid my builder helper, friend, and son, Ben, farewell as he moves on to university in another province. I cannot thank him enough, and I cannot recommend to others enough, how fantastic it is to spend your time working together building a plane. Especially an RV!
Over the last 3? years, my only regret is I didn?t start the RV8 about 12 months earlier!!!
To all you builders out there with kids old enough to help you, let ?em! It?s a lot of fun, and how many teenage kids willingly want to spend time with their parents these days?
Thanks Ben. It?s going to be a better airplane because of you.
Dad
P.S. It?s going to be fun picking him up in the plane in 2010 (or so)
Here are some pictures from the log....
Running away from the camera in early 2007...
Finished the bottom skins mid 2007....
A canoe in early 2009!!!!
Glad its not me in there!! (just last weekend)
Over the last 3? years, my only regret is I didn?t start the RV8 about 12 months earlier!!!
To all you builders out there with kids old enough to help you, let ?em! It?s a lot of fun, and how many teenage kids willingly want to spend time with their parents these days?
Thanks Ben. It?s going to be a better airplane because of you.
Dad
P.S. It?s going to be fun picking him up in the plane in 2010 (or so)
Here are some pictures from the log....
Running away from the camera in early 2007...
![ben1.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fhepburn.chris.googlepages.com%2Fben1.jpg&hash=925b18cd008551bd7dcf7bf39b12eebb)
Finished the bottom skins mid 2007....
![ben2.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fhepburn.chris.googlepages.com%2Fben2.jpg&hash=90a1f52a59843570ab90c95f70c25d0a)
A canoe in early 2009!!!!
![ben3.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fhepburn.chris.googlepages.com%2Fben3.jpg&hash=5cdeb5a272c6fbb9bbb78d91246aefe3)
Glad its not me in there!! (just last weekend)
![ben4.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fhepburn.chris.googlepages.com%2Fben4.jpg&hash=c107f23a881f88a6fa3c173cbe1ddd96)