Phil
Well Known Member
I can settle this.
I was 32 years old. Newly married. No kids. I wanted to build an RV-7 for me and my wife. Why the 7? Because it was the right size and more affordable.
My wife said, ?If you?re going to build an airplane, it is to have 4 seats because we are going to have kids someday.? I explained to her that if I were going to build twice the plane then she was going to double my work and double my cost (both were about accurate by the time I finished). It wasn?t the plane I had me heart set on, but at least I had her buy-in.
Over the next 9 years, 8 months, and 23 days I built an RV-10. In the process we welcomed 2 kids. We moved into 3 different houses in 2 different cities along the way.
I?m glad I listened to her because being able to share our adventures and trips with the kiddos is epic! I can do everything I wanted to do with the 7 but I can do more with the additional seats and baggage area.
It?s not uncommon for a couple to consider a 2 seat model, but once the wife discovers the -10, its space, its baggage area, its utility, its extra seats the wife locks in on the -10. A lot of -10?s have been sold to wives while the husband is up getting a demo flight in a 7 or 14.
Listening to my wife?s wisdom in the process, rather than my selfish desire, was the right thing to do.
I was 32 years old. Newly married. No kids. I wanted to build an RV-7 for me and my wife. Why the 7? Because it was the right size and more affordable.
My wife said, ?If you?re going to build an airplane, it is to have 4 seats because we are going to have kids someday.? I explained to her that if I were going to build twice the plane then she was going to double my work and double my cost (both were about accurate by the time I finished). It wasn?t the plane I had me heart set on, but at least I had her buy-in.
Over the next 9 years, 8 months, and 23 days I built an RV-10. In the process we welcomed 2 kids. We moved into 3 different houses in 2 different cities along the way.
I?m glad I listened to her because being able to share our adventures and trips with the kiddos is epic! I can do everything I wanted to do with the 7 but I can do more with the additional seats and baggage area.
It?s not uncommon for a couple to consider a 2 seat model, but once the wife discovers the -10, its space, its baggage area, its utility, its extra seats the wife locks in on the -10. A lot of -10?s have been sold to wives while the husband is up getting a demo flight in a 7 or 14.
Listening to my wife?s wisdom in the process, rather than my selfish desire, was the right thing to do.