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1. 06:02 AM - the time it takes (Jack Eckdahl)
2. 10:19 AM - Re: the time it takes (DThomas773@aol.com)
3. 12:19 PM - Re: the time it takes (Steve Sampson)
4. 01:18 PM - pfa/subaru (Phil Brown)
5. 04:08 PM - Re: the time it takes (Mark Schrimmer)
Message 1
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| Subject: | the time it takes |
--> RV9-List message posted by: "Jack Eckdahl" <jeckdahl@sjrwmd.com>
I feel your pain. Previous posts give good advice regarding being patient and
tackling each part one at a time and not getting in a hurry. I just screwed up
the canopy side skirts by getting in a hurry and measuring once and cutting
once. I cut off more than I needed to and now have a big gap. Ordered new part
and will wait for a week to do it over. Concerning hours, I have the QB wings
and fuselage. I don't have my builders log in front of me but the emp and
wings totaled about 300 hours. All the fuse interior stuff, seats, brakes, fuel
lines, panel, subpanel, engine baffles, cowling, canopy, etc. current total
at about 600 hours. So I have a total of 900+ hours in the project with the
following left to do: Air box for engine, mate lower cowling to air box, finish
running wires, secure strobe power supply, wire stick grips, install wing tips
and lights, hang wings and empennage, you get the picture. I'm guessing another
150+ hours. I have to admit that I am getting impatient and want to fly.
I am the poster child for Hang in there. Jack #90508 finishing........
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| Subject: | Re: the time it takes |
--> RV9-List message posted by: DThomas773@aol.com
You guys make me feel like a snail. Mine was standard kit. I'm a first time
builder and no experiance doing this kind of project. I recorded 2394, very
conservative hours and I closed my log after first flight. I did my wheel,
gear leg and intersection fairings after that.
Dennis Thomas
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--> RV9-List message posted by: "Steve Sampson" <SSampson.SLN21@london.edu>
Dennis - I just went through 2400 hours and I have still not finished, but
close! And its a QB. Steve
PS the downside is my wife keeps asking what I will do when finished?
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--> RV9-List message posted by: DThomas773@aol.com
You guys make me feel like a snail. Mine was standard kit. I'm a first time
builder and no experiance doing this kind of project. I recorded 2394, very
conservative hours and I closed my log after first flight. I did my wheel,
gear leg and intersection fairings after that.
Dennis Thomas
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--> RV9-List message posted by: "Phil Brown" <philipbrown@onetel.net.uk>
Hi and thank you everyone that contributed their two pen'eth worth towards the
July pfa/Subaru engine discussion....the bottom line from the PFA being :-
1. Don't go ahead unless you are willing to spend thousands on certification(would
an engine which has cost many lives due to icing, has to be tested for cylinder
head cracks every year due to inherent design flaws, runs on soon to be
banned leaded gas and actually burns rich to cool it ever pass modern certification?)
2. Show compliance with JAR modern requirements( does the dinosaur? )
3. Be wary of taking sales talk at face value ( see this months pfa mag page 64"aimed
at the buyer who seeks the ultimate in modern engine technology")
It,s a shame that the pfa isn't looking ahead at the future and strive to at least
look at possible new alternatives. The eggenfelnner Subaru, I believe is one
of these possibilities, don't take my word for it subscribe to the news group
of the 400 or so satisfied customers.....the lycoming was a good engine 50
years ago, there's now a water cooled injected version and its got Subaru written
on it, at this rate we'll be pulling in and pulling out the carb heat for
another 50 years!
Please look and accept what's happening the other side of the pond pfa, its good
for RV,s its good for the environment,its good for the pocket and it will improve
safety.
phil brown
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| Subject: | RE: the time it takes |
--> RV9-List message posted by: Mark Schrimmer <mschrimmer@pacbell.net>
I have a slow-build kit and to date I've put in a little over 1,500 hours.
Empennage and wings are done. Currently riveting the fuselage. Hope to be
ready to start working on the canopy by the end of the summer.
My thoughts on building . . .
1. I'm doing this for recreation, so I refuse to rush!
2. There's no reason to build faster than I can afford to pay for the kits!
3. If I'm going to fly it, I want to build it right!
Mark
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