A Little About Me and Mine

I'm Donnie Watson, an auto tech with many interest. My interests start with my family.

The first of my family is my God. Jesus Christ is the Savior and Lord of my life. He chose me when I was 8 years old. I chose to follow him right after that.

The second of my family is my beautiful wife of 16.5 years. She has loved me since she was 8 and I was almost 13. I have an unusual history with her. Unusual for this day and time that is. I've known her since she was born.

Third in line is my first child, a son. His name is Nathan. He is a 13 year old with a talent for basketball and the height to go with it. He is 5'10" and one inch taller than his daddy(me of course).

My first daughter and second child is Alyson. She is a cute little ten year old with great creativity.

My second son is eight and very mild-mannered. Although his big brother can get his dander up.

My youngest is a bright little five year old girl. She can light up any room she enters.

My second interest is ultralight aircraft. I like to build and fly them.

Now an ultralight is a plane that weighs no more than 254lbs. It can only have a single seat, which is a bit of a bummer cause you can't take anyone for a ride. The fuel tank isn't supposed to hold more than five gallons, but I know for fact that rule has been bent and even broke by many. It's supposed to be limited to 60 mph, top speed. Stall speed is supposed to be no more than 35 mph. Now, most UL's stall around 20. Maybe a little explanation is in order. Stall is the air speed at which the wing of the plane stops producing lift. This can be cause by simply going to slow or by trying to climb to steep. That is called having to much angle of attack.

Anyway, flying is a lot of fun. The view is incredible. You can even see to the bottom of some lakes when your around 500' off the ground. Not to mention that you can start to see the curvature of the earth at about 5000'.

Building is another thing all together. Needless to say, being in the automotive field I like to build and work on machines. The biggest thrill is having a plane you've built leave the ground and fly; and do it well.

Well, I believe that enough for now.

Did I wet your appetite?