Since I arrived from work tonight there weren't many new posts so I plugged in the iPhone headset and listened to my newly loaded iTunes songs and browsed the Photo Gallery. All of it. Not just my beloved Boeing Gallery.
I cannot hardly believe how far so many of our members here, including me, have come on their builds in such a short time.
Eighteen months ago my MIP and yoke was still in the shop. Ivar was still working on his cockpit structure, Gwyn hadn't even completed his first throttle yet. Eighteen months seems like yesterday. Or is that because I'm approaching the "Book 'em Dano" number of years I've been on this planet?
I saw so many photos of builders that had come so far in their builds that I thought I was actually looking at a 7XX cockpit with 20 posts or less. Where are these builders??? Surely someone that far along, or at least that many that are that far along that are members here wouldn't just throw up their hands and say "I GIVE UP! I'VE HAD IT", and just disappear into CATIII conditions never to be seen again crashing just short of the threshold.
It never ceases to amaze me at the engineering, ingenuity, and outside-the-box thinking that shows up in threads and posts here for the benefit of everyone building a cockpit, member or not. We'd really love to have you if you're lurking there reading this, but if you'd rather remain in the shadows, that's OK too. No need for embarrasement. We all started from scratch and there was no manual for us either.
Anyone can, and everyone has, contributed here in one way or another whether you know it or not. Even if there isn't a lot of replies to one of your threads, it just might have made someone think in another direction about what they are trying to accomplish.
What a short eighteen months it's been. You all have a good morning.
