I've been reading this forum for a few weeks now and I figure now is the time to introduce myself.
I am just now finishing my pilot's exams and should have my plastic sometime in February.
I've been looking around and have gone through the (rent vs buy vs build) debate several times - endlessly it seems. I think I have settled on building my own RV. I've researched a few kits (not all of course). I am not just choosing an air frame - I'm choosing a community. That's probably why I also drive a Jeep.
I fly out of KTPF and would like to find a few others around here that I could talk to. I'm an Engineer (EE, firmware) by trade, which isn't a requirement for the 'I like to know how things are built', but it sure does motivate me. I know nothing about metal work and I would like to learn. I've seen numerous pictures on this site about what not to do and I don't want to be 'that guy'. I'd like to see people's shops, their tools setup, etc. I don't mind learning through experience, but proper planning/training is in there somewhere as well.
That's a pretty decent ramble for now.
I am just now finishing my pilot's exams and should have my plastic sometime in February.
I've been looking around and have gone through the (rent vs buy vs build) debate several times - endlessly it seems. I think I have settled on building my own RV. I've researched a few kits (not all of course). I am not just choosing an air frame - I'm choosing a community. That's probably why I also drive a Jeep.
I fly out of KTPF and would like to find a few others around here that I could talk to. I'm an Engineer (EE, firmware) by trade, which isn't a requirement for the 'I like to know how things are built', but it sure does motivate me. I know nothing about metal work and I would like to learn. I've seen numerous pictures on this site about what not to do and I don't want to be 'that guy'. I'd like to see people's shops, their tools setup, etc. I don't mind learning through experience, but proper planning/training is in there somewhere as well.
That's a pretty decent ramble for now.