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zsmith3rd(at)earthlink.ne
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 Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 4:49 am Post subject: 701 BUILD TIME |
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do not archive
The 400 hours stated by ZAC is optimistic.
An "experienced" builder could probably fly in 400 hours.
However, EXPERIENCED really means that you already have ALL the tools necessary, ALL the templates, jigs, work tables, air compressor, paint booth, understanding spouse, well-mannered offspring/grandchildren, no job to interfere with play, and several pairs of comfortable shoes.
If you can devote five hours per day, five day per week, to actual construction you can do it in four months.
Unfortunately there are built-in "holds" to delay the launch.
Waiting on parts, deciding what to do next, sitting, standing, leaning, thinking, not thinking, correcting mistakes, re-doing corrections, mowing the yard, participating in honey-do projects, and at least a dozen other less-than-welcome activities. Divorces are not unheard of.
On the bright side, this project WILL keep you away from the wasteland of network TV. You won't have the clutter of political talking heads, and you will gain an understanding of the metric system of linear measure through actual hands-on experience.
Best of all, this List has some really good contributors; the "been there-done that" variety.
If you run into a brick wall, just post your bruises.....somebody will respond.
One other thing: The "do not archive" is useful when the discussion falters....as in "the advantages of the various colors of ScotchBrite Pads" that raged for months.
There have been a few occasions when the topics degenerated....like the time a week was spent on "How To Put A Five-Pound Vacuum On A Burlap Bag."
Putting the DNA tag on a post will help keep your name from being associated with some of the millions of inane terrabytes being stored by the Matronics system.
Otherwise, welcome to the fray!
Zed/701/R91/90+%/several years
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john.marzulli(at)gmail.co
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| Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 8:50 am Post subject: 701 BUILD TIME |
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I had some of these same questions when I started researching. Some questions you just have to find out for yourself.
As for build time - I decided that did not really matter in the end. What mattered was that I had a good experience and that I had a safe, flying plane at some point.
End the end, I have tried to keep meticulous count of my hours so other people who follow can have more data.
http://www.701Builder.Blogspot.com and you can see the breakdown so far.
Good luck!
On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 5:49 AM, Zed Smith <zsmith3rd(at)earthlink.net (zsmith3rd(at)earthlink.net)> wrote:
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do not archive
The 400 hours stated by ZAC is optimistic.
An "experienced" builder could probably fly in 400 hours.
However, EXPERIENCED really means that you already have ALL the tools necessary, ALL the templates, jigs, work tables, air compressor, paint booth, understanding spouse, well-mannered offspring/grandchildren, no job to interfere with play, and several pairs of comfortable shoes.
If you can devote five hours per day, five day per week, to actual construction you can do it in four months.
Unfortunately there are built-in "holds" to delay the launch.
Waiting on parts, deciding what to do next, sitting, standing, leaning, thinking, not thinking, correcting mistakes, re-doing corrections, mowing the yard, participating in honey-do projects, and at least a dozen other less-than-welcome activities. Divorces are not unheard of.
On the bright side, this project WILL keep you away from the wasteland of network TV. You won't have the clutter of political talking heads, and you will gain an understanding of the metric system of linear measure through actual hands-on experience.
Best of all, this List has some really good contributors; the "been there-done that" variety.
If you run into a brick wall, just post your bruises.....somebody will respond.
One other thing: The "do not archive" is useful when the discussion falters....as in "the advantages of the various colors of ScotchBrite Pads" that raged for months.
There have been a few occasions when the topics degenerated....like the time a week was spent on "How To Put A Five-Pound Vacuum On A Burlap Bag."
Putting the DNA tag on a post will help keep your name from being associated with some of the millions of inane terrabytes being stored by the Matronics system.
Otherwise, welcome to the fray!
Zed/701/R91/90+%/several years
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http://www.GenevieveMarzulli.org/
http://www.JohnMarzulli.net/
"Flying a plane is no different than riding a bicycle... it's just a lot harder to put baseball cards in the spokes.
-Airplane The Movie [quote][b]
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