Okay, I didn't wait!

I found a listing for MY airplane online that had 1103 viewers. It drove me nuts that someone else could buy the perfect airplane out from under me. So this morning we (read that Micky and I) called the owner and sent the deposit.
So it's gonna happen! Micky and I will arange the money for transfer and when I get back to Georgia, Gene and I will set a date to drive to inspect and take delivery.
The airplane is North of Philly by about 30 miles, so a one-way rental car will go. There's probably the obligatory box of spares, manuals, and other stuff that we'll UPS back from there rather than spend expensive 100LowLead to schlepp back in the airplane. After the inspection, official change of ownership and insurance binders, Gene and I will fly back.
I'm a little nervous about wandering back in an LSA through the Greater Bos-Wash corridor, but if yankees can do it, I'm game.
We'll try to leave early and stop in New Bern, NC or thereabouts for fuel and de-watering, and then across the Low Country to Daniel Field in Augusta.
Like they say, along trip is just several short trips in a row. It'll be an adventure and Gene will learn a lot about a Remos on that trip.
Today, my new friend Phil Perkins got his Sport Pilot License. When he came back from his checkride, he was pale and grim-looking and nobody in the office could tell whether he had failed the ride or not! Finally we asked the pointed question and applauded! He's a really nice guy and deserves a little fun and freedom in his life. And his brand-new Jabiru 250 is super-cool!
We also met a really neat couple that have been live-aboard cruisers on a Morgan 51 for the last 30 years. Bonnie and Dennis are the kind of people that we immediately bonded with. Bonnie is taking her license training very enthusiastically! Dennis is a real NASA Aeronautical Engineer with a Mooney in a hangar somewhere. And he's not afraid to work either!
The Remos GE that we train in has been chafing through tubes if the pressure gets low in the tires and Dennis had right main tire go flat on the takeoff roll. So he helped Jim change the tire. Jacking the main up consists of lifting the wing onto a box to change the tire!
The really big news for Micky and I is that we obligated to buy an airplane! As soon as Gene gets his share together we'll have the Fantastic Flying Foursome! It will be great to see N244DH used regularly and flown all over the country.
Gene( and maybe Janeen?) will need to train and get the ticket, but at least he'll have the airplane to do it in. I think the closest CFI is over in Lawrenceville. I'll probably position the airplane over there and tie-down while Gene is training. If he can't take the time for an accelerated course, I'll probably do that quite often to get him to the instructor or the instructor to AGS. It'd probably be more efficient to pick him up and pay for a hotel and meals, rather than pay for a rental car to get me back and accomodations for Gene. The CFI will make that call. If he's a real airplane guy, he'll fly himself to Augusta and Gene will put him up while training. It should go faster for Gene because aircraft availability will be 100%.