I don't care for doing build threads. I enjoy building but I build at my own pace. Sometimes very fast, sometimes things will sit for months. But doing a build thread makes me feel obligated in some way and this is supposed to be fun. So here's what I've done on my current project.

I'm building another Dirty Birdy, just about my all time favorite plane. The last one I built took me two months from kit to take off, but this one has really been draging. I got all the way to having it shaped and ready for installation of the controls, then it just sat for several months. Yep, there's the wall. But with a little time off for Christmas I finally started working on it and in just a few days I've done what I hadn't done in months. Now it's very nearly ready for filling and final sanding. It was always there when I wanted to build and I never felt like I HAD to build. So it's always been enjoyable to work on. But I've been keeping notes.

The Dirty Birdy instructions can be a little confusing so I've been updating the instructions as I go along. When I get the plane in the air I'll be able to post a fully updated set of instructions to help others through the confusing parts, but it hasn't felt like the obligation that I would lay on myself if I were doing a build thread. And I think the format of instruction updates will be more useful than a series of posts saying "Here's what I did last night." We'll soon see how it works out.

I generally don't like having more than one project going at a time. For me, starting another project dooms the current one and ups the possibility that I'll have two unfinished planes instead of one. Plus if I insist that I finish this one before starting the next, maybe it'll provide the motivation to get me over the hump and get this one going again. It's what works for me. Getting excited about the next build is part of what made me get back in gear on the Dirty Birdy. And once I got going again I can't wait to finish it.

Dave