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peter.capani(at)gmail.com
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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 8:46 am Post 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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retasker(at)optonline.net
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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 9:17 am Post subject: 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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John Brunke

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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 11:27 am Post subject: 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 

  

  

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peter.capani(at)gmail.com
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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 12:44 pm Post subject: Time to Build RV-7s in Fort Worth, TX Area

Thanks for your insight, John.  

   

--Pete  

       

From: owner-rv7-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv7-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of J. Brunke

 Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 1:23 PM

 To: rv7-list(at)matronics.com

 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   

    

   

    

   

    

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Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 5:00 pm Post subject: Time to Build RV-7s in Fort Worth, TX Area

There are builders all across the usa that will tell you it takes something between 750 hours and 4,000 hours.  The difference is experience and the vision for perfection.  The average is probably 2,000 hours.  At 4 hours per day, avoiding family vacations, and other distractions, about 2 years total duration.  Again, Depends on your experience and the number of others who can be of support when questions come up.  Stick to the plans and do not deviate and you will save lots of time.  If you have no experience, try to stop in on someone in the building process or buy the contruction tapes on ebay and then sell them after you are educated.  Join EAA and watch all the metal working construction you can steal time for.  

   

 Good luck,  Indiana Larry -- RV7 O360 450 Hours

 On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 10:36 AM, Peter Capani <peter.capani(at)gmail.com (peter.capani(at)gmail.com)> 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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Bob Collins

Joined: 11 Mar 2006
Posts: 470
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota

Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 8:15 pm Post subject: Time to Build RV-7s in Fort Worth, TX Area

In many ways it depends on how you want to pay for it. I'm  a pay-as-you go sort and I've been building since 2001 and have passed about  2100 hours. It's just not in my nature to carry a lot of debt. So consequently,  i also don't have dual Cheltons (or AFS) and a lot of the bells and whistles of  others. i'm also not the world's most confident builder so i tend to think a  bout things.

  

 When I first started,  I thought a reasonable  timetable was a year for each subkit. i was wrong.

  

 Of course it also depends on your values. Do you have  kids?  is your marriage solid. Time spent on building a plane is time taken  from a family and there's no way around it.

  

 I marvel at Larry's idea of 4 hours a day for two  years.  You know what we call that up in my neck of the woods? retirement.  (g)

  

  



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Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 6:56 PM

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 There are builders all across the usa that will tell you it takes something  between 750 hours and 4,000 hours.  The difference is experience and the  vision for perfection.  The average is probably 2,000 hours.  At 4  hours per day, avoiding family vacations, and other distractions, about 2 years  total duration.  Again, Depends on your experience and the number of others  who can be of support when questions come up.  Stick to the plans and do  not deviate and you will save lots of time.  If you have no experience, try  to stop in on someone in the building process or buy the contruction tapes on  ebay and then sell them after you are educated.  Join EAA and watch all the  metal working construction you can steal time for.  

  

 Good luck,  Indiana Larry -- RV7 O360 450 Hours

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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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