I've seen it a number of times... someone talking about making big changes. And... for the most part, that's the last I see of them.
I read this in the Falco manual and thought I'd share it.
The tendency to dream about “little” changes is only human nature. Everyone goes through this stage. Please, keep yourself under control, take a cold shower, and concentrate on building the Falco to the plans. Over the years, a lot of builders have written us about potential changes to the Falco. Our experience has been that the more modifications proposed the less likely it is that the builder will proceed with the aircraft to completion. In all cases, the individual is quite sincere about the perceived need for such a change, but every single builder who has proposed a number of modifications has eventually given up on the project. Those builders who continue to work on their aircraft have been exceptionally devoid of such proposals. Thus, when we receive a letter proposing a number of changes to the Falco, we interpret the letter to mean “I am not going to build a Falco... just engaging in a pleasant daydream”. Please excuse the language, but our description for this is “mental masturbation”, and we answer such inquiries in the briefest possible manner.
Just some food for thought.
I read this in the Falco manual and thought I'd share it.
The tendency to dream about “little” changes is only human nature. Everyone goes through this stage. Please, keep yourself under control, take a cold shower, and concentrate on building the Falco to the plans. Over the years, a lot of builders have written us about potential changes to the Falco. Our experience has been that the more modifications proposed the less likely it is that the builder will proceed with the aircraft to completion. In all cases, the individual is quite sincere about the perceived need for such a change, but every single builder who has proposed a number of modifications has eventually given up on the project. Those builders who continue to work on their aircraft have been exceptionally devoid of such proposals. Thus, when we receive a letter proposing a number of changes to the Falco, we interpret the letter to mean “I am not going to build a Falco... just engaging in a pleasant daydream”. Please excuse the language, but our description for this is “mental masturbation”, and we answer such inquiries in the briefest possible manner.
Just some food for thought.
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