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02-07-2013, 11:45 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Martinsville, IN
Posts: 2,326
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Built my RV-9......in ONE Day!!
In preparation for my RV12 kit coming next week, I thought I'd hone my building skills. So I went out and bought a RV9 kit and completed in in one day. I did, really.

Okay, so it's a radio control RV-9. I've been looking for some wall art for my den and I happened to stop into my friendly hobby shop looking at the latest n-scale trains. Lo and behold, there's the RV9 kit, on sale no less. Regular price $179, on sale for $149, on sale for $99! Heck of a deal.

I'm pretty sure the kit has been discussed on the forums before. It is an excellent kit, already finished, all I had to do was bolt it together. It took me about 4 hours.

Here it is mounted. Cheaper than most pictures, etc I've been looking at and way more cool. BTW, the window it is above overlooks my hangar so the RV9 is right at home.
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Randy Pflanzer
Greenwood, IN
www.pflanzer-aviation.com
Paid through 2043!
Lund fishing Boat, 2017, GONE FISHING
RV-12 - Completed 2014, Sold
427 Shelby Cobra - Completed 2012, Sold
F1 EVO - partially completed, Sold
F1 Rocket - Completed 2005, Sold
RV-7A - Partially completed, Sold
RV-6 - Completed 2000, Sold
Long-EZ - Completed 1987, Sold
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02-07-2013, 12:37 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: USA
Posts: 3,179
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nice wall art ! ... way to formal ( and clean) an office 
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02-07-2013, 12:56 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Taylorsville, GA
Posts: 748
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power?
I assume that $99 kit doesn't include powerplant or avionics
Looks great!
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Jeff Rhodes - Taylorsville, GA
RV-9, 7 - going fast
BC-12D - going slow
jrhodes@v1salesmgt.com
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02-07-2013, 01:50 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Garden City, Tx
Posts: 5,145
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Being non-aerobatic, might I suggest a more straight-and-level mounting? 
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Greg Niehues - SEL, IFR, Repairman Cert.
Garden City, TX VAF 2020 dues paid 
N16GN flying 700 hrs and counting; IO360, SDS, WWRV200, Dynon HDX, 430W
Built an off-plan RV9A with too much fuel and too much HP. Should drop dead any minute now.
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02-07-2013, 02:56 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: USA
Posts: 3,179
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Greg, I think Randy's wall has artificial gravity to go with the orientation of the artificial sun.
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02-07-2013, 04:49 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Martinsville, IN
Posts: 2,326
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I did notice that the interior structure was not primed so that's a big negative. 
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Randy Pflanzer
Greenwood, IN
www.pflanzer-aviation.com
Paid through 2043!
Lund fishing Boat, 2017, GONE FISHING
RV-12 - Completed 2014, Sold
427 Shelby Cobra - Completed 2012, Sold
F1 EVO - partially completed, Sold
F1 Rocket - Completed 2005, Sold
RV-7A - Partially completed, Sold
RV-6 - Completed 2000, Sold
Long-EZ - Completed 1987, Sold
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02-07-2013, 05:06 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Posts: 770
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RV-9 in one day... big deal, it was a QuickBuild kit! 
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02-07-2013, 05:34 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Marion IA
Posts: 1,095
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Taildraggers are MUCH quicker to build....
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Dave Gribble VAF #232
Building RV-9A N149DG (slider, IO-320, IFR)
Restored and Flying Beech Super III N3698Q
Marion IA
Struggling with fiberglass
There is no sport equal to that which aviators enjoy while being carried through the air on great white wings." Wilbur Wright, 1905
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02-07-2013, 06:04 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Hubbard Oregon
Posts: 9,035
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Everyone who has completed an entire build knows that the panel and firewall fwd takes 90% of the build time...
So if you had actually fully completed your RV-9 it would have taken at least 9 more days 
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02-07-2013, 06:22 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Beaverton, OR
Posts: 232
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Where did you find that kit for $99? That would be a good deal.
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whd721
RV9A
Sherwood, Oregon
As Bill Stout (designer of the Ford Trimotor) used to say, ?Simplicate and add Lightness?
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