Originally Posted by
lovely15
Slight threadjack - did you build it?
I wouldn't trust myself to build something my life depends on, so, no. I own a 1/4 share in the kite. 2 of the other members are commercial pilots but, most importantly the 4th guy is a B2 licensed aircraft engineer. He gets to do all the really important things us airheads cannot be trusted with, which is maintenance. And he's very, very, good at it.
The aircraft was bought used, built by a Swiss civil engineer. It was the 3rd aircraft he built, and none of them have fallen out of the skies yet.