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propsync 09-23-2014 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by RickAllen (Post 918786)
Hello All,
I've been lurking on VAF for about a month now. I just registered and thought that I would come out of the shadows and say hi. I've really enjoyed reading your posts and seeing your pics. I've wanted to build an airplane since I was a teenager in the late 1970's when I asked my Dad if I could use the one car garage for "about a year" to build an airplane. (HA!) He liked the idea and actually said yes. I was interested in the KR2 at the time. Over the years I've subscribed to various magazines and gotten info packets on several different kit planes but never pulled the trigger. The kids are out of college now and it seems like a good time to finally get the ball rolling. I've been interested in RV's for quite a while now. The traditional metal construction is very appealing. After reading most of the posts on VAF I think that the RV-14 may be the plane for me. I live in Delaware near ILG and would be very interested to find out if an RV is going together near me. I have a long dormant A&P but at one time long ago had pretty decent sheet metal skills. Due to a pending move I figure that I am maybe a year or so away from ordering a tail kit and really want to educate myself in the meantime.

Welcome. Do you have a mission in mind for a build?

RickAllen 09-23-2014 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by propsync (Post 918799)
Welcome. Do you have a mission in mind for a build?

Hi Tom, I am following your build through your link. I envision taking the wife and dog mostly up and down the east coast. Probably from Delaware to Virginia and maybe to Florida and the Caribbean a few times a year.

propsync 09-23-2014 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by RickAllen (Post 918809)
Hi Tom, I am following your build through your link. I envision taking the wife and dog mostly up and down the east coast. Probably from Delaware to Virginia and maybe to Florida and the Caribbean a few times a year.

Sounds great. The RV14 is a really nice airplane, although I have never flown it. It's going to be a good cross country machine to fit your mission. You should also have a look at the RV9 as well.

RickAllen 09-23-2014 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by propsync (Post 918811)
Sounds great. The RV14 is a really nice airplane, although I have never flown it. It's going to be a good cross country machine to fit your mission. You should also have a look at the RV9 as well.

I focused on the RV 9 at first. I don't plan on aerobatics but having the ability to do it occasionally in a 14 is appealing. I also always focused on a tricycle gear airplane but now I feel more open to the idea of a taildragger although I have no experience in them.

propsync 09-23-2014 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by RickAllen (Post 918823)
I focused on the RV 9 at first. I don't plan on aerobatics but having the ability to do it occasionally in a 14 is appealing. I also always focused on a tricycle gear airplane but now I feel more open to the idea of a taildragger although I have no experience in them.

Seek out some pilots in your local area from this forum and go get a ride in some of them. It's the only way to really know.

Mike S 09-24-2014 11:39 PM

Welcome to VAF!
 
Rick, welcome aboard the good ship VAF:D

rick14 10-05-2014 06:56 PM

S/N 140188
 
Hello from Minnesota. I am new to the site. Happy to have received my empennage crate via Old Dominion unharmed. Upgrading the lighting in my shop and have the Van's airfoil practice project to work on before trying the real thing. Not quite sure about priming in the winter here?

Ron B. 10-05-2014 07:00 PM

Welcome to VAF Rick, you'll find this site very helpful

AlinNS 10-06-2014 04:25 AM

Hey Rick, hello too from Nova Scotia.

You and I will have about the same challenges regarding priming. I think I'll build a shelf near a window, put a fan on it, enclose an area including the fan out of 1/4 plywood to make a temporary spray booth, and just open and close the window as required. For over half the year, I'll just have to accept the extra heating bill! I'm pretty sure I'm going to use AKZO so there are some health hazards to consider. I hear a lot about explosion proof fans too but I'm no expert there.

Oh, and what Ron B. said above.

rick14 10-06-2014 11:10 AM

Hi Al, a paint booth sounds like the way to go, maybe with hinged corners to be able to stow it away when not in use. I bought a gallon of P60G2 self-etching primer and intend to spray some test pieces outside this week to see if I like it. Since priming seems the least enjoyable part, I bought a 3M Accuspray to try to minimize cleanup and solvent use. Will be interesting to see how it works. There are certainly plenty of dangerous chemicals in all of these primers.


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