Oh dear, I wish I hadn't seen this...

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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-20/ ... /102611274

Please send any spare cash you have to the 'Toys for Ghanpa Fund' this is urgent !

[Splitpin]

What a great quote....""It's really not that difficult. If you can open a can of beer, you can build a plane," .....hang on, that means I'm a super qualified aircraft builder.
I certainly produce enough scrap aluminium to reskin a T-7 or 2.

Great post Mike.

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[jpreou]

I'd love to build another plane but I have no financial wherewithal to do it!
The last one (Van's RV-8 fastback) I didn't get to finish due to marital separation. I had pretty much the entire airframe built, and was about to start instruments, avionics and engine. Regret that I didn't get to finish, but life can sometimes throw you curve balls, and it was my decision to split after all. Ah well. Lost dreams just a part of growth.