One of the builders who stopped by my Airplane Inspection Party back in January is the Editor-in-Chief of Kitplanes magazine, Paul Dye. \u00a0We spent some time chatting about my reason for choosing to hold an inspection party and my effort to build my plane in a very public way. \u00a0With so many eyes on my plane over the years (both in person and from around the world through this website), countless issues have been caught before they could have caused a problem.<\/p>\n
In this month’s issue of Kitplanes Magazine, Paul wrote up his visit in the editorial. \u00a0He was encouraging others to be as open and willing to take criticism as I was. \u00a0Far too many builders are afraid to let others examine their work for fear of exposing their mistakes. \u00a0Sadly, those are often the builders who most need another set of eyes on their projects.<\/p>\n
Paul was very complimentary of my idea for a party: “Having a large number of experienced builders and opinionated pilots (are there any other kind?) drop in to dissect your many years of careful work takes intestinal fortitude of the highest order–and it shows a commitment to honest, open risk management that should be our standard in the Experimental world.”<\/p>\n
He was also very complimentary of my work: “Truth be told, it was one of the nicest building jobs I have seen in all my years of working on airplanes and being a tech counselor. When a builder takes the time to lay the flat EGT wires against each other in a perfectly rectangular bundle, you know he has paid attention to details.”<\/p>\n
I really hope others take Paul’s message to heart. \u00a0We need to keep an eye out for each other; our lives are on the line.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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