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0. 12:20 AM - PLEASE READ - Matronics Email List Fund Raiser During November! (Matt Dralle)
1. 08:46 AM - Time to Build RV-7s in Fort Worth, TX Area (Peter Capani)
2. 09:17 AM - Re: Time to Build RV-7s in Fort Worth, TX Area (Richard E. Tasker)
3. 11:27 AM - Re: Time to Build RV-7s in Fort Worth, TX Area (J. Brunke)
4. 12:44 PM - Re: Time to Build RV-7s in Fort Worth, TX Area (Peter Capani)
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| Subject: | PLEASE READ - Matronics Email List Fund Raiser During November! |
Dear Listers,
Each November I hold a PBS-like fund raiser to support the continued operation and upgrade of the List services at Matronics. It's solely through the Contributions of List members that these Matronics Lists are possible. There is NO advertising to support the Lists. You might have noticed the conspicuous lack of flashing banners and annoying pop-ups on the Matronics Email List email messages and web site pages such as the Matronics List Forums ( http://forums.matronics.com ), the List Wiki ( http://wiki.matronics.com), or other related pages such as the List Search Engine ( http://www.matronics.com/search ), the List Browser ( http://www.matronics.com/listbrowse ), etc. This is because I believe in a List experience that is completely about the sport we all enjoy - namely Airplanes and not about annoying advertisements.
During the month of November I will be sending out List messages every couple of
days reminding everyone that the Fund Raiser is underway. I ask for your patience
and understanding during the Fund Raiser and throughout these regular messages.
The Fund Raiser is only financial support mechanism I have to pay all
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have been either donated or provided at substantially discounted rates.
This year, these generous people include Bob Nuckolls of the AeroElectric Connection (http://www.aeroelectric.com/), Andy Gold of the Builder's Bookstore (http://www.buildersbooks.com/), and Jon Croke of HomebuiltHELP (http://www.homebuilthelp.com/).
These are extremely generous guys and I encourage you to visit their respective
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| Subject: | Time to Build RV-7s in Fort Worth, TX Area |
I am deciding on which aircraft I want to build. The mission profile is
well defined as long-haul cross country for my wife and me in a
comparatively fast plane. The RV-7 / 7A fits the profile. Are there
builders local to the Fort Worth area (Granbury, Hicks, etc., also) that can
tell me the number of hours or years it took to build their planes? Thanks.
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| Subject: | Re: Time to Build RV-7s in Fort Worth, TX Area |
I think that you will find that the RV 9/9A is more suited to long cross
country flights. Of course either are great planes!
I am not near you, but I think you will find that the build time is
quite variable depending on whether you build a simple "as Van's
suggests" plane or do any customizing to it. You can expect to spend
1500 to 2500 (or more if you want) hrs.
Dick Tasker
Peter Capani wrote:
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> I am deciding on which aircraft I want to build. The mission profile
> is well defined as long-haul cross country for my wife and me in a
> comparatively fast plane. The RV-7 / 7A fits the profile. Are there
> builders local to the Fort Worth area (Granbury, Hicks, etc., also)
> that can tell me the number of hours or years it took to build their
> planes? Thanks.
>
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| Subject: | Re: Time to Build RV-7s in Fort Worth, TX Area |
Peter,
I'm not local either, but currently building an RV-7.
Currently 3 and 1/2 years in to the project. That's not working at it
full time, but when I can.
It doesn't really matter how long it took someone else, since they may
have built several airplanes before. Experience plays a big role in
the time to completion.
While I should be finished in a year, if I were to do this again, it
would take half the time. There's a lot of head scratching time
involved.
I remember squeezing the first rivets. Probably took me several hours
just to make sure I did it the right way.
That project would take me 5 minutes now.
By the way, while I want to fly this badly, it is very satisfying,
learning and doing all this stuff. I've grown patience that I never
knew I had.
You are near Avery tools. They probably have a builder course like the
one I took at Cleaveland tools a few years ago. Well worth it
if you've never done any of this before.
Take care,
John Brunke
N767JB
----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Capani
To: rv7-list@matronics.com
Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 10:36 AM
Subject: RV7-List: Time to Build RV-7s in Fort Worth, TX Area
I am deciding on which aircraft I want to build. The mission profile
is well defined as long-haul cross country for my wife and me in a
comparatively fast plane. The RV-7 / 7A fits the profile. Are there
builders local to the Fort Worth area (Granbury, Hicks, etc., also) that
can tell me the number of hours or years it took to build their planes?
Thanks.
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| Subject: | Time to Build RV-7s in Fort Worth, TX Area |
Thanks for your insight, John.
--Pete
From: owner-rv7-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-rv7-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of J. Brunke
Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 1:23 PM
Subject: Re: RV7-List: Time to Build RV-7s in Fort Worth, TX Area
Peter,
I'm not local either, but currently building an RV-7.
Currently 3 and 1/2 years in to the project. That's not working at it full
time, but when I can.
It doesn't really matter how long it took someone else, since they may have
built several airplanes before. Experience plays a big role in the time to
completion.
While I should be finished in a year, if I were to do this again, it would
take half the time. There's a lot of head scratching time involved.
I remember squeezing the first rivets. Probably took me several hours
just to make sure I did it the right way.
That project would take me 5 minutes now.
By the way, while I want to fly this badly, it is very satisfying, learning
and doing all this stuff. I've grown patience that I never knew I had.
You are near Avery tools. They probably have a builder course like the one
I took at Cleaveland tools a few years ago. Well worth it
if you've never done any of this before.
Take care,
John Brunke
N767JB
----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Capani <mailto:peter.capani@gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 10:36 AM
Subject: RV7-List: Time to Build RV-7s in Fort Worth, TX Area
I am deciding on which aircraft I want to build. The mission profile is
well defined as long-haul cross country for my wife and me in a
comparatively fast plane. The RV-7 / 7A fits the profile. Are there
builders local to the Fort Worth area (Granbury, Hicks, etc., also) that can
tell me the number of hours or years it took to build their planes? Thanks.
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