Brandi and I were asked to give a presentation back in October at the college I graduated from, Southern Polytechnic State University, and I realized I never got around to posting about it here. We had so much fun doing this! Here is a flyer from the event. We had about 40 students show up.
Here are the topics we presented on:
Warning – This Aircraft Is Amateur-Built
Highlights of building a kit airplane:
Picking a design – google searching
Tooling up – building a shop, workbenches, buying tools
Learning skills – learning to rivet, fiberglass, electrical, mechanical (aerospace engineering aka learn everything about everything)
Accomplishing a dream – building an aircraft
Pulling back on the stick and trusting it was all done right – adventures we have had
What was learned and what we wish we knew – aerodynamics, load analysis, electrical, piston engine, and much more