Hey everyone. I have been lurking around this great website and these VERY helpful forums for the past few months and decided I should probably introduce myself. First off let me thank everyone for the awsome knowledge I have already soaked up and the inevitable help I will need in the future Building Process.
A little about myself. My name is Corey, I'm 25, live in Denver, Colorado, married and have a wonderful new one month old baby girl. My love for aviation comes from my grandfather who worked in the industry since the days of Howard Hughes until his retirement from the original Frontier Airlines as a mechanic and inspector in the 80's. I've had my ASEL since 2000 and now have a Bachelors Degree in Aviation Management from the Metropolitan State College of Denver. I work for Denver's air ambulance Flight For Life Colorado as a Communication Specialist and Emergency Medical Technician.
After looking into the enormous cost involved with most manufactured aircraft I found myself drooling over the great Vans RV product. On top of that I always hear my father saying he will never forgive himself for not buying an old airplane years ago and restoring it with my grandfather and unfortunately now he will never have that chance. Based off this situation long ago I decided I will never be in in such a place, wishing I would have built an aircraft with my father. As such together we have decided we will build a Vans airplane, for us and to honor my grandfather.
We are interested in building an RV-7 for some nice cross countries and leisure flying. Nothing fancy, no aerobatics, just fun and straight forward flying. We are now in the process of getting funds and a workshop in order and hope to begin building within a year. In the mean time I guess an appropriate next step would be to eventually go up for the first time in a van's so we can experience the "RV Grin" first hand and obtain proper motivation.
Sorry for the long post....It's 0130, i?m tired and "business" is slow. Thanks again for everything, sorry in advance for any posting mistakes and just for fun I will post up some pictures of my work for everyone?s viewing pleasure...
A little about myself. My name is Corey, I'm 25, live in Denver, Colorado, married and have a wonderful new one month old baby girl. My love for aviation comes from my grandfather who worked in the industry since the days of Howard Hughes until his retirement from the original Frontier Airlines as a mechanic and inspector in the 80's. I've had my ASEL since 2000 and now have a Bachelors Degree in Aviation Management from the Metropolitan State College of Denver. I work for Denver's air ambulance Flight For Life Colorado as a Communication Specialist and Emergency Medical Technician.
After looking into the enormous cost involved with most manufactured aircraft I found myself drooling over the great Vans RV product. On top of that I always hear my father saying he will never forgive himself for not buying an old airplane years ago and restoring it with my grandfather and unfortunately now he will never have that chance. Based off this situation long ago I decided I will never be in in such a place, wishing I would have built an aircraft with my father. As such together we have decided we will build a Vans airplane, for us and to honor my grandfather.
We are interested in building an RV-7 for some nice cross countries and leisure flying. Nothing fancy, no aerobatics, just fun and straight forward flying. We are now in the process of getting funds and a workshop in order and hope to begin building within a year. In the mean time I guess an appropriate next step would be to eventually go up for the first time in a van's so we can experience the "RV Grin" first hand and obtain proper motivation.
Sorry for the long post....It's 0130, i?m tired and "business" is slow. Thanks again for everything, sorry in advance for any posting mistakes and just for fun I will post up some pictures of my work for everyone?s viewing pleasure...
