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Sam Staton
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 Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 11:04 am Post subject: New Builder |
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No one on the list now probably knows me, so I thought I would
introduce myself. My name is Sam Staton, and I live in Jacksonville,
FL. I'm a reluctant Floridian - this is where I washed up on the
beach when I retired from the US Navy - ETC(SS) (RET). The main
reason for this post is due to the fact that, as of today, I am no
longer merely a dreamer. I took possession of my RV7 tail kit today,
so the adventure is officially begun. Still have some workshop
arrangement issues to work out, but it has started!
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fherr(at)cfl.rr.com
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| Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 11:54 am Post subject: New Builder |
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Welcome aboard Sam. I was there in November 2003 when I started my RV
7A (Palm Bay, FL).
On Mar 6, 2010, at 2:01 PM, Harrell Staton wrote:
No one on the list now probably knows me, so I thought I would
introduce myself. My name is Sam Staton, and I live in Jacksonville,
FL. I'm a reluctant Floridian - this is where I washed up on the beach
when I retired from the US Navy - ETC(SS) (RET). The main reason for
this post is due to the fact that, as of today, I am no longer merely
a dreamer. I took possession of my RV7 tail kit today, so the
adventure is officially begun. Still have some workshop arrangement
issues to work out, but it has started!
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John Brunke
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 43
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| Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 1:59 pm Post subject: New Builder |
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Dear Harrell,
Welcome and have lots of fun with this. You will get tired of answering the one question:
"When do you plan on finishing it?" I just tell everyone a year. I've been telling them that
for about three years now. Enjoy,
John Brunke
RV7 tipup in progress.
On Mar 6, 2010, at 1:01 PM, Harrell Staton wrote:
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No one on the list now probably knows me, so I thought I would introduce myself. My name is Sam Staton, and I live in Jacksonville, FL. I'm a reluctant Floridian - this is where I washed up on the beach when I retired from the US Navy - ETC(SS) (RET). The main reason for this post is due to the fact that, as of today, I am no longer merely a dreamer. I took possession of my RV7 tail kit today, so the adventure is officially begun. Still have some workshop arrangement issues to work out, but it has started!
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flylists(at)dbarrett.net
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| Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 5:13 pm Post subject: New Builder |
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Sam -
Welcome to the fraternity. There will be times when the smile you now have
on your face will twist and turn, but as you complete each section it will
grow larger until your first flight when the famous "RV Grin" will appear.
David Barrett
RV-7 fuselage
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dan.pat.b(at)gmail.com
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| Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 4:36 am Post subject: New Builder |
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Hi Harrell:Congratulations - way to go! Welcome to the fraternity/sorority of builders.
The best way to do this is to set yourself a series of goals and sub goals - obviously your ultimate goal is to build an RV-7 - but mentally/emotionally that's a lot to handle and you may get discouraged - so your immediate goal is the empennage - break that down into smaller sub-goals, e.g., the trim tab, elevator, horizontal stab, vert stab, etc.. Concentrate on one sub-component at a time - getting them done one at a time - take pride, satisfaction and encouragement from that one finished item - then move on to the next and the next - be realistic - strive for perfection but try not to be a perfectionist - if you do you may never finish your project - my RV-7A is pretty to look at, flies beautifully and is perfectly safe - but it isn't perfect - give yourself enough time - it took my wife and me 6.5 years to finish our RV-7A - (we were both 67 when we finished). When I got started I was working 50+ hours per week at my day job and was lucky to get 1.5 hours done on the airplane in the evening (and of course many hours on the weekends) - but you'd be amazed how much you can get done in 1.5 hours - and 1.5 + 1.5 + etc, etc, adds up to lots of hours. After I retired at age 66 I went at it full time. Try to get yourself a mentor - someone who has been there and done that.- I was lucky - I've had the best. An EAA chapter would be a good place to find one. Try to get family involved - your wife or a child. My wife did most of the rivetting and developed and artist's touch with and Avery 3X - no lowly bucking bar for this lady. Enjoy the process - good luck - hang in there.
On a different subject but still airplane related: I'm 68 years old and have noticed over the years that, human nature being what it is, we're usually far more quick to complain and criticize when things go wrong that we are to appreciate and praise when they go right. So - allow me a few lines and a little read time to say something nice. My wife and I recently flew our RV-7A from our home base in Northampton, MA (7B2) to Beaufort County, SC (KARW) near Hilton Head, where we tied down for a few days and visited with relatives. Great folks at ARW - friendly and helpful - with a nice, clean, well maintained airport. We intended to fly on to central Florida but the weather would not allow it so we rented a car and drove down. Florida is always nice but this year we froze. On the way back up the coast from Beaufort County we stopped for fuel at Suffolk Executive (KSFQ) in Suffolk, VA. It was clean, efficient, friendly, has a nice little restaurant and very cheap 100LL. (Probably the cheapest fuel on the east coast.) We pushed on further north, hoping that the weather might allow us to at least get as far as southern New Jersey; it was not to be. After dodging a couple of snow squalls going up the Delmarva, and with worsening conditions further north, we decided to call it a day at Salisbury/Ocean City/Wicomico, MD (KSBY), landing late Sunday afternoon in strong, gusty winds. The folks at BayLand Aviation really went the extra mile for us. They were friendly, professional and incredibly helpful. They got the airplane out of the wind and into an unused hangar - called us a cab and recommended a hotel. We returned the following morning, checked the weather and decided to rent a car and drive home. I forgot a small backpack in the flight planning room. When we arrived home late Monday evening there was a message on the answering machine telling us that they had found the backpack and would hold it for us. A friend/mentor flew me down the following Friday in his own RV-7A and I flew the airplane home to Massachusetts. While in the Bay Land office I left a Hershey bar on a table in the lounge; on long flights I find they're a good source of energy. An employee came out to the hangar while I wa pre-flighting to return the Hershey bar. Salisbury, MD is a great town with good restaurante and hotels, a fine airport with all the amenities and a truly outstanding FBO in Bay Land Aviation. You can bet that on future flights south, we'll go out of our way to stop in.
Dan Bergeron
RV-7A - N307TB
119 hours since first flight on 8/4/09
On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 2:01 PM, Harrell Staton <pj260(at)bellsouth.net (pj260(at)bellsouth.net)> wrote:
[quote]--> RV7-List message posted by: Harrell Staton <pj260(at)bellsouth.net (pj260(at)bellsouth.net)>
No one on the list now probably knows me, so I thought I would introduce myself. My name is Sam Staton, and I live in Jacksonville, FL. I'm a reluctant Floridian - this is where I washed up on the beach when I retired from the US Navy - ETC(SS) (RET). The main reason for this post is due to the fact that, as of today, I am no longer merely a dreamer. I took possession of my RV7 tail kit today, so the adventure is officially begun. Still have some workshop arrangement issues to work out, but it has started!
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