Ive been mildly active at best on here, only been on a few group rides and meet n greets and what have you, although i was much more this summer than in the past. Anyway, i believe opportunity is knocking and i'm not going to send her away!! Airplanes have always been my first true love and after all i have one in my garage im rebuilding come january I am taking the test for my Inspector Authorization (will be able to do an annual inspection on an aircraft and deem it airworthy i found a gentlemen that is going to let me work for him so he can teach me all the ropes, hes an old timer that is already retired and just does it because he loves airplanes. Everytime ive talked to him he mentions retiring for real and moving away, so im hoping i can slide into his place and buy all of his tools from him and pick up where he will leave off. at this point i expect notihng more than good experience him and to get my name out there a little more. worse case scenario is I make just enough to pay the bills and do something i love, best case scenario is i make enough to quit my day job and do this only... i have thought very long and hard about selling my bike to pay for the overhead needed to get it going if woody should say hey, "you can have all if it tomorrow" but i realized i love my bike and even if i only get it out once every summer or never again until im 50 (that 21 years away) that i cant sell it unless im just that hard up for cash... my bike isnt one you see everyday, but that doesnt make it rare and 'desirable' lol a 750 with 65 HP at the crank is nothing speial even if it has a ducati sticker on it! i have a possible partner and we have a common contact that says he can get us our own FBO (fixed based operation) at a local airport, between the two of us we can do any kind of flight training and maintenance an individual would want!!! FBO would include selling gas/maps/coffee up to fuel, instruction and renting airplanes to people. all we really need is a couple more airplanes and we could start tomorrow.... a long rant and few will probably real all of it, but i feel better having put it all out there!! my old air cooled L twin tractor will always be around!