THANKS for the kind words and the info guys !
Think I'll chill for a couple weeks working in the garage with the parts I do have - get a jump on the yard and garden - and clear my mind for a while.
I think I'm done with aviation unless something very interesting comes along. Been working on aircRaft since a junior in high school - so it might be an opportunity to try something else and transfer those skills. I live here in Brownsburg IN - so there are a ton of motorsports stuff happening just 6 miles from my house. Might be time to jump into motorsports, or a hot rod shop or something like that since that's really where my passions are these days. I'm a confident kinda guy - so it will all work out.
For now - it's time for a BEER !
Jim