With a few simple steps and periodic reality checks, your marriage can survive the build process.

By Suzanne Brunner

Thinking of building a plane? Well, there are a lot more things to consider than just what design it will be. Myriad questions come to mind: Do you think you can spend all your waking hours working on your project and studying your manuals? What consideration have you given to splitting your time between your job and the plane? How many hours each day do you expect to work on your project? And, finally, perhaps the most important one: Have you wondered about the strength of your marriage and whether it will survive your decision to build an airplane?

In recent discussions with numerous builders (those interviewed were men), it was interesting to learn that the main decision discussed between the builder and his spouse was whether to build the plane. Once the wife gave her approval, begrudgingly or not, the builder felt he had free reign to spend as…

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