Hello BCP! It's been a busy week. After 19 hours in labor my wife and I were finally able to meet Elijah! He's a wonderful son. There's nothing quite like becoming a dad.... Later in the week we also closed on a 1957 Cessna 182. I can't wait to get some hours in this bird It's been a crazy week.

Wow, huge congratulations to you and your wife for both new additions to the family, especially your son!

Wow! Congrats!! Twice!

X3 on the Wow! Congrats on becoming a Dad, he's sure a handsome little guy.Glad to hear all are well.

Oh, the 182 looks great too.

Nice!!!

Congratulations. Life doesn't get much better. Well, maybe it does when, in a few years you have that family all set up in a camp somewhere out at a remote airstrip next to a river full of fish.

Congratulations! I've been a dad for a couple weeks now and it is great. Stoked for you man.
Also, congrats on the plane. Looks like a great 182. Good news all around!

David

Totally awesome on all counts! Congratulations!!

Did you wait until the middle of a big contraction to say "um, honey, can I buy an airplane"?? Timing is everything

CW

Your first two pictures are one of the few things better in life than your last two pictures.

Congrats on both!

Thanks everyone for the congratulations! A1, you've got a beautiful baby as well! .... Clipwagon, it's funny you say that because the prebuy was scheduled the day Jenna went into labor so I had to delay it. Needless to say the seller understood

RanchPilot wrote:Your first two pictures are one of the few things better in life than your last two pictures.

Congrats on both!

Agreed!

Zzz wrote:Congratulations. Life doesn't get much better. Well, maybe it does when, in a few years you have that family all set up in a camp somewhere out at a remote airstrip next to a river full of fish.

Someday in the not too distant future...

Congratulations on your new boy!! Take lots of pictures - you'll be amazed at how fast they grow up!!

That's a great looking 182 you found, also - man, that is a great week!

Congrats! My wifey and kiddos are the source of my greatest joys. Aviation comes in close!

Thanks Mike and Wilga! ... SA, the previous owner put in a Aspen Evo 1000, Garmin 430W, Garmin 696, Mode S transponder, JPI engine monitors/fuel flow, and S-Tec 13 Autopilot. It should help me get through my instrument rating when I start that in the upcoming future.

Congrats!!! That panel looks awesome too!

Congratulations! You've got a great deal of enjoyment and discovery ahead of you on two fronts. Very well equipped skylane. Like the lines in the exterior shot also.

Brett

Thanks guys, I'm looking forward to figuring out all the in's and out's of the systems.