My name is Jurgen, I live in Belgium. Welcome to my builders log.
Some people call me nuttzzz. Some people buy a porche when they get into the mid life crisis age. Other people take a second wife. Others get depressed. I decided to build an airplane. A what ???? Yes, an airplane ! I skipped the phase of building the small plastic versions with glue and paint and went right into the real thing. My time is precious now so let's cut the obvious questions upfront. I heared them too many times already so here is the FAQ -mandatory reading- for a visit to my workshop.
"You're building an airplane?" : Yes, I am.
"A REAL airplane?" : Yes"
"In your garage?" : Yes. "
"One you can actually fly in?" : Yes!
"You can do that?" : Yes!!!
I'm very proud to call myself an aircraft builder. If you look at history, it's been thousands of years that people have dreamed about flight and it's only in the last 100 years that we have now the opportunity to build our own airplanes and fly. The current project work is the results of years of deliberation, evaluating and planning. I took the advice of other builders very seriously. The better you plan upfront, the less problems you encounter later. The type I have decided to build is the Van's aircraft, RV-7. I will motivate my choice in one of the subsections of this site.
I hope you enjoy following my building adventure and that you will return frequently to check on the progress. Another way to follow my progres is by subscribing to the RSS feed. This will send you an email each time I post new progress. For subscription, click on the RSS icon in the bottom of the left menu on this page.
For people that live nearby, feel free to come and have a look. Don't forget to bring a six-pack. The most frequently used lubricant in my workshop is called "Jupiler", bring some as I'm frequently running out of stock.
