"Mike Isaksen" wrote in
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"stol" wrote in message ...
I agree with the , " harder to have one built for you" concept.. I
have been to several airshows-fly-ins etc, and chat with experimental
owners who sit under the wings of their bought homebuilts and bask
in the glow of,, See what I built crap. Later in the conversation
they usually say " Yeah, Ol Clem up in Montana, Texas, Florida", pick
a state, " did a great job of building my wizbang 200 mph toy. In my
mind they are lying sacks of **** and with this action are poking
their finger in the eyes of the FAA. The intent of experimental /
homebuilts rule was for the " educational and recreational aspect of
the builder, not to see who has the most money.. IMHO.

Yup,... I share your annoyance listening to them, but I'm glad they're
spending their money in aviation rather than boating or classic cars.
These bloated ego "come look at me" guys are present in every arena of
life. I just keep thinking about how small our circle would be if they
dried up. Sales at Spruce (Chief,... you name em) would drop and half
of our source chain would disappear. Ol Clem wouldn't have his million
dollar hanger in his poverty stricken backwater corner. Fact is you
may never even hear about him outside his small loyal admirers. It
would be a lot more "homey", but homey don't pay the bills.



I disagree. ACS as well as many other suppliers were around long before
these idiots arrived on the scene.


Bertie