Becky & Bruce Breckenridge
Planes: Christavia (building) RV-10 (building) C-182 (flying)
My ambitious wife, Becky, got the idea she could build herself a plane!
She was taking welding classes at Mt. Hood Community college when she came to me with an idea.
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"Let's build a plane from scratch that I can weld!"
So, we looked through the magazines until we came across the plans for a Christavia MK-1.
It was intriguing, so we ordered the plans, sheets of steel, tubing and Spruce in the spring of 2009, and dove right in.
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As of Jan 2012, she has the majority of the aircraft assembled. No word as to when when we think she'll fly it - after each little task is done, we find we still have 90% more to go. |
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She wanted a radial, but had to settle (!) for an
O-200. Here it is just antsy to start up and fly! Knowing her, though, don't doubt that one day you'll hear the sweet sound of a radial.
Bruce
(B&B are quite dedicated, out at the hangar almost every weekend, working away. Can't wait to seem them fly this beautiful plane! In the meantime, an RV-10 emp and wings are finished, just waiting. - ed) |