| Building a homebuilt experimental aircraft yourself is | | | | to. You may have an aircraft already picked out, but |
| the start of a great journey. You will learn new things | | | | reading through this first part of Dreams to Flying |
| continuously along the path to completing your | | | | Machines may shed new light on your ideas. The real |
| project. You will meet new people and your family | | | | important thing to consider is, what do you want it |
| and friends will no doubt be a part of this adventure. | | | | to do and does that match your reality. |
| You will meet frustration at times and your progress | | | | It is not unusual for builders of home-built aircraft to |
| will wane and flow. You will make mistakes and need | | | | find that after spending many hours and muchmoney |
| to backtrack and you might reach a day that you | | | | that they picked the wrong plane! The reasons are |
| think to yourself " what did I get myself into" and | | | | varied.o Building hours were to longo Wrong aircraft |
| other days you will look at what you have completed | | | | for your flying abilityo Wrong aircraft for your size |
| so far and feel so privileged to belong to this minority | | | | and/or weighto Did not properly size up the total |
| of aircraft builders. | | | | costo Project was beyond your willingness to acquire |
| Your success at completing a quality experimental | | | | new skillso Did not take into account known lifestyle |
| aircraft, getting it in the air and enjoying and | | | | changes to occur while building |
| continuingto enjoy the sensation of flying your very | | | | Gather the information; determine your needs and |
| own aircraft that you built, has a lot to do about | | | | what you want your plane to doand build the perfect |
| picking the right aircraft project to build. | | | | plane for yourself. It is always about trade-offs but |
| Money and time will probably be the most important | | | | be |
| factors towards your choice, trading one for the | | | | Honest with yourself! |
| other. Eye and excitement appeal will be a big part | | | | |