I have been absent for quite a while, and I’d like to think that it was all for great things. Since my last post, there’s been all sorts of fun, including the birth of my first child, and a ton of very positive things at work. Unfortunately, I haven’t had much in the way of will to update this blog, but it seems as if now is as good a time as any.

I’ve gotten to the point in my life where I see two things very clearly: one, I feel very confident in my own capabilities in engineering and execution of programs, and two, I am baffled by the lack of strategic thinking and wherewithal of my bosses. That said, I have been toying around with the idea of starting my own aerospace business for a while.

About two weeks ago, I finally made the decision to take the plunge. The timing of a pair of multi-day work trips presented me a significant amount of time to consider what it was that I wanted to achieve and how I would do it. Based on those conversations with myself, I’ve assembled a first-cut plan that will take me to an MVP (Minimum Viable Product) that I believe will do well to bring in interest and funding. I’ve also strapped together a longer term vision for the company, as well as put together a name and brand identity – which will all be revealed in due time.

Now I need to get to work. There’s a lot of code to write, systems to test, and administrative effort to undertake just to get everything up and running as I bootstrap it. I have a bunch of vacation available, and I am going to allocate some of it very soon to fully committing to development.

That’s all for now. More updates to come soon!

• Chris