The New Guy





Dave Boeshaar is a typical builder—he's been climbing the learning curve that comes with building your first airplane and learning things along the way. He's not a pro builder, doesn't have a lifetime of experience putting airplanes together (or maintaining them), and discovers new things every time he steps into the shop. Like I said—a typical builder! KITPLANES® has a lot of experienced contributors, but we thought that the perspective of a new guy—seeing the challenges and tricky bits of airplane construction with a fresh set of eyes—has value for the many readers contemplating getting in the fray themselves.

How do you know when to use zip ties and when you should lace? Is this a place where you should squeeze a rivet, or should you shoot it? And what about all that wiring—how do you approach all that spaghetti? Dave will help the new guys by looking at the problems as someone who has recently faced—and learned how to overcome—them.

It is easy for experience to get in the way of seeing problems from a rookie's perspective, so Dave is going to spend a little time each month showing us all the things he has discovered as he brings his airplane from a box of aluminum to flying status. We hope you'll enjoy this new perspective.



Paul Dye, Editor-in-Chief, KITPLANES® February 2015 issue

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