I got the seat backs clamped into place, the door supported and the load from the upper longeronsredistributed, I got the front seat base in and working on the rear pit seat bracing. Plus I got some varnishing done.
No I bought the plans, then I bought the wood in large pieces and planks and couple of cans of glue. Cut the wood into small pieces then glued them all together according to the plan, sorta, and thats what it looks like.
My name is John and I have always been interested in flying, all my life, so I got my PPL. Not long after I got interested in building my own airplane. I am not too bad at working with my hands but not too much of a wood worker. A friend of mine Dennis a talented wood worker reassured that I could build my own airplane, and agreed to help me get started an offer that I could neither resist nor refuse. I am now well into the build of NX895BP.
From the thought of getting my own airplane at a lower then market cost as my goal, my mindset has changed to be more focused on the build rather than the result.
As I was once told by a much younger but wiser man, it is really more about the journey than the destination. I learned that from friend and hero. It may have been something I already knew but actually had to hear it, as sage advice from my son Nicholas. I am amazed by his insight and wisdom at the ripe old age of 24.
Now that I understand that aspect of life I really do get much pleasure out of the building process, not as a chore to build an airplane by as a mission and labor of love.
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No I bought the plans, then I bought the wood in large pieces and planks and couple of cans of glue. Cut the wood into small pieces then glued them all together according to the plan, sorta, and thats what it looks like.
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