We started our building project just after Thanksgiving, 2003 by fabricating two 8' work tables. Then, in January, 2004 we started building a GlaStar tail kit bought by Brutus in 1997.

As you can see from the photos below, sometimes we got together for holidays. We can't forget Charlie, one of Nancy's cats who was with us for many years. Unfortunately, Charlie has passed on. These scenes are history since we trailered our Sportsman to Hanover County Airport (KOFP) to hangar E8 in 2022.

Many times Nancy and Brutus provided lunch and even supper for the Tailwind Aviation LLC crew. Dee particularly likes to cook, so a number of times he brought chili or soup in a slow cooker. Building the Sportsman in a heated and air-conditioned 3-car garage was so much more comfortable than building in an airport hangar. We added other amenities upon starting this project, including two, twin 8' VHO fluorescent hanging fixtures from Dee's closed Two Wheel Travel bicycle shop, a hanging electric heater, a ceiling fan to circulate the air and a window air conditioner. It was so good to have both heat and air conditioning for what turned out to be a long, long project.