Through the many years we worked on building our Sportsman 2+2 kitplane, Nancy and Brutus hosted EAA Chapter 231 and many other people who came on their own.Several of these visit were so A&P mechanics could look over our work and give us pointers. They included Ron Vansickle who not only visited us, but many times answered questions when we got in a tough spot or we needed his machining skills to make a special part. Another great helper both in person and vis phone and email was Tom Tyndall. In addition to advice, he lent us tools. Another tool lender, especially in the early years, was Terry Simmons and . We also visited other GlaStar and Sportsman builders such a Tommy Crump, Dick Carden and Alex Rose, also a Sportsman builders.