Ron Wanttaja wrote in message . ..

] Any body ever see a BD5 flying cross country?
] Anybody ever see a BD5 fly?

Actually, other than at fly-ins, I actually see very few of ANY homebuilts
other than the ones based at my home field. I don't think I've ever been
at an airport when a Lancair dropped in, nor a Wheeler, nor a Venture, nor
a Rotorway Exec, nor a Rans, nor a Pietenpol, or dozens of other common
homebuilts. Maybe I just don't get out much. :-)

But when you think about it, about one in ten small aircraft you see should
be a homebuilt. Doesn't seem that way. Probably because of all those 152s
and 172s with students flying 'round and 'round.

Ron Wanttaja

I think most homebuilts end up sitting in some hangar because the
builder spent way too much time and money on it, and now his family
(and all the other things that went uncared-for) won't let him spend
any more.
Some builders are thoroughly fed up with the project by the time
it's done, and others don't trust their workmanship enough to fly
much.
Some used poorly designed auto conversions that just drove them
nuts or dollared them to death.
In 30 years of being around homebuilts and homebuilders, I've
seen all of these. The guy interested in building an airplane would be
wise to anticipate and deal with them. Most of us are tempted to bite
off way too much.

Dan