I've been storing my project RV-7A too long!!! I remember sage advice from Deene Ogden, something like "get building, you don't have that many more years left to fly". And I want to be able to fly my grandkids while they are young and they are growing up fast. So I am finally taking steps to restart and, this time, keep going until I finish the project.
I made a contract with my grandkids to work on it every day between 4/15 and 7/22. And there will be consequences when I miss. I will send their mom $50 every day I don't complete work as defined in the contract. And rewards if I miss less than 5 times between now and 6/15! My rewards are: 1) Progress on a goal that is important to me. 2) I get to buy an air cooler for the hangar or garage. 3) I get to attend Airventure 2022 (and hopefully place orders for some final big expensive parts).
Thank you Austin, Sarah, Lily and Mae for the encouragement and motivation to finish this project!
Day one of "building" is to start cleaning out the garage so I have space to work on the RV.
Created plan and agreement. Touched airplane. Cleaned up garage for 1.5 hours - sorted and recycled boxes, started putting up tools, gathered hazardous waste to take to recycle place.