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  • Starting a new project

    A long time ago, I was an amateur aviator: in the late 80’s, I learned to fly and got my instrument rating, bought an airplane, and flew it around the country a few times. I even volunteered at AirVenture, the big Experimental Aircraft Association convention and fly-in in Oshkosh, Wisconsin: my friend Andy and I provided computer support to the homebuilt judging group for almost a decade. I got to see a lot of great homebuilt airplanes, but didn’t want to build one myself; I just wanted to fly the plane I had.

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