On 2 Sep 2004 13:47:50 -0700, (Bob Kuykendall)
wrote:

I'm with Dude on this one. If it was me, I'd also probably think twice
or thrice before hiring someone to build a high-tech airplane like a
Lancair who didn't have email.


Agree. Then again, I know a few craftsman old-farts who went quickly
from zero to reasonable-speed on computers once they finally got one.
So it might be easy enough to make getting a computer and a digital
camera part of any building deal.

But there's that other pesky issue.... if an owner is going to be so
detached from the project that his main contact is emailed photos,
then maybe that's not a good thing.

Anyway, there are some other considerations that would be more
important in such a deal. First one that comes to my mind - does the
builder understand what's involved? Most of us who've built will admit
to initially underestimating the enormity of the project. That's
usually overcome by perseverance. But it's easy to imagine an owner
thinking he needs to buy 1500 hours labor, a first-time builder
agreeing that's plenty, and serious problems about a year later.

Wayne