Now Steve!
California Steve:
As one from the right coast, with very thick skin, I remember the old addage that a fool and his money are soon parted, but there is also the other old addage that you can't take it with you. But many would believe that God looks after fools and those of us that fly, because if man were meant to fly he would have been born with wings.
Hard, you bet! No insult intended, just a kick in the bottom! This aint no RC hobby. You can't fly safe by cutting corners on building, training or maintaining a RV. If the cost of a few tools and a tail are upsetting, the cost of building is only the initiation fee to the club. The cost of ownership(gas, parts, maintenance, upgrades, insurance, hangar rent, etc.) will bleed one dry. This is an expensive commitment that I've seen successfully done two ways. For the most part and I qualify as a generalization, not to offend, but for observation purposes only, the Budget Scrounger creates a tight budget based on used items, a slow build kit, takes years to build due to limit funds and the disipline to the bottom line. I admire this person's patience and have a dear friend that is the master of this artform, but in recent years the Giter Dun guys are more prevelant. These guys have a ball park figure in mind, but the budget is secondary to getting in the air. It may include subcontracting out the paint and electrical to performing the entire process with help at a builder's assistance center. Either way, big bucks are about to go out of your wallet and into someone's cash register.
Hard, you bet! Wanna be consoled about remorse, Montel, Phil, Oprah and the others are on every day!
BTW Jay, if the tools and tail are an issue, you will die when you buy your first $100+ burger! I hope this thread dies at this point. Stop whining and get started. This is a destination to exchange RV ideas and buy stuff. My therapy is my time spent working on airplanes and time in the air. Get to work and smell the roses at 200mph!
Its 7:15 and the weather is great, time to head to the airport and burn some dead dinosaurs. I hope the next post from Jay is how do I save this trim tab skin or what type of primer do I use(PPG Epoxy 50 color). If not, I'll take your squeezer and your DRDT-2. Call me either way. Glad to help!
FWIW
BTW 2 Doug this not being able to use colorful metaphors is real challenging and time consuming. Thanks for the rant platform, as always.