In May 2014, Tobias had a dream to build his own airplane that started when he was on a flying adventure in Alaska.  Then he thought, why not build it and then flying it from Deadhorse, Alaska to Ushuaia, Argentina, basically a Pan-American fly trip.  The rest of 2014 was spent deciding which model to buy and 2015 was spent deciding which configuration, i.e. long range fuel tanks, extended baggage, which landing gear, which instrument panel, etc.

In February 2016, he made the single most expensive purchase of his life and bought a CubCrafter Carbon Cub EX-2 Kit. The plane was delivered in July of 2016 and the project started right away.

In December of 2016, Tobias met Jackie.  Without loosing focus on the airplane build, Tobias and Jackie dated for six months, then broke up.  Six months later, they got back together and Tobias incorporated Jackie into the project by asking for help.  Jackie willingly stepped up to give a hand and officially joined the project.

Now in the summer of 2018, with the Pan-American trip planning beginning and the airplane build coming closer to completion, the pressure is on for a summer 2020 departure on a trip of a lifetime.