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02-26-2015, 09:42 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Molalla, Oregon
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Stephen, I'm over on the east side, but I would welcome a visit to my shop as well if you'd be interested. I'm building a 7A and I'm in the final stages. I can share a lot of experience, answer a lot of questions, talk about tools, etc. I'm just off of I-205 about 10 min. south of PDX. I live about 25 min. from Vans. I'm at most of the chapter 105 breakfasts. Hope to meet you! 
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02-27-2015, 01:52 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Portland, Oregon
Posts: 12
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Originally Posted by BSwayze
Stephen, I'm over on the east side, but I would welcome a visit to my shop as well if you'd be interested. I'm building a 7A and I'm in the final stages. I can share a lot of experience, answer a lot of questions, talk about tools, etc. I'm just off of I-205 about 10 min. south of PDX. I live about 25 min. from Vans. I'm at most of the chapter 105 breakfasts. Hope to meet you! 
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Hey Bruce! I think we actually met at one of the EAA 105 breakfasts just after New Year's. We were both on kitchen duty cooking eggs and washing dishes as I recall  . I'm the tall blonde guy with long hair. I didn't get a chance to get your contact information that day and realized it as soon as I got home, but I'm glad we've reconnected. I'll send you a PM. Thanks!!!!
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03-01-2015, 09:47 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Portland, Oregon
Posts: 12
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Huge thanks to BruceS. and Brenden for letting me check out your shops and planes today. I learned a lot and have more confidence of taking on an RV.
I started crunching numbers more this weekend and I really don't think the RV-14A is for me based on the price. Plus BruceS let me spend a good amount of time sitting in his 7A and space wasn't an issue at all even with my 6'2" height. On the 14A, I like the idea of extra room, the new landing gear design, the newest plans format, the fact that it builds faster/easier with new manufacturing techniques for part alignment, the built-in wiring harnesses, and just knowing that I'm working with the latest design and engineering. But I can't justify the large price increase on the engine and prop alone. A 7A with a 180HP engine, fixed prop will fulfill my needs just fine. And like Brenden said, you can just go and get a emp. kit for the 7A for $1,800 from Vans and get started, so it's less of an entry cost than a 14A.
I know that some things could be cut from below (more basic panel, do-it-yourself paint, etc.) but I was trying to use conservative estimates.
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RV-7A FP 180HP RV-14A CS 210HP
Practice kits $70 $70
Tools $2,000 $2,000
Build class $150 $150
Emp $1,780 $4,010
Wing $7,180 $7,675
Fuselage $7,055 $9,795
Finishing $7,020 $10,000
Engine $25,000 $43,000
Prop $3,380 $12,000
Prop gov n/a $1,400
Firewall fwd $4,800 $4,800
Panel/avionics $12,000 $12,000
Lights $1,140 $1,140
Elec. system $1,000 $1,000
Cushions/harn $900 $900
Paint $6,000 $6,000
Misc. $1,000 $1,000
Shop rental $3,600 $3,600
TOTAL $84,075 $120,540
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03-03-2015, 08:50 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Hubbard Oregon
Posts: 9,035
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Originally Posted by blueisthenewblack
Huge thanks to BruceS. and Brenden for letting me check out your shops and planes today. I learned a lot and have more confidence of taking on an RV.
I started crunching numbers more this weekend and I really don't think the RV-14A is for me based on the price. Plus BruceS let me spend a good amount of time sitting in his 7A and space wasn't an issue at all even with my 6'2" height. On the 14A, I like the idea of extra room, the new landing gear design, the newest plans format, the fact that it builds faster/easier with new manufacturing techniques for part alignment, the built-in wiring harnesses, and just knowing that I'm working with the latest design and engineering. But I can't justify the large price increase on the engine and prop alone. A 7A with a 180HP engine, fixed prop will fulfill my needs just fine. And like Brenden said, you can just go and get a emp. kit for the 7A for $1,800 from Vans and get started, so it's less of an entry cost than a 14A.
I know that some things could be cut from below (more basic panel, do-it-yourself paint, etc.) but I was trying to use conservative estimates.
Code:
RV-7A FP 180HP RV-14A CS 210HP
Practice kits $70 $70
Tools $2,000 $2,000
Build class $150 $150
Emp $1,780 $4,010
Wing $7,180 $7,675
Fuselage $7,055 $9,795
Finishing $7,020 $10,000
Engine $25,000 $43,000
Prop $3,380 $12,000
Prop gov n/a $1,400
Firewall fwd $4,800 $4,800
Panel/avionics $12,000 $12,000
Lights $1,140 $1,140
Elec. system $1,000 $1,000
Cushions/harn $900 $900
Paint $6,000 $6,000
Misc. $1,000 $1,000
Shop rental $3,600 $3,600
TOTAL $84,075 $120,540
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I wont try and tell you that an RV-14A can be completed for the same price as an RV-7A (because it can't), but I am not sure what you are basing some of your pricing information on.
The propeller you are listing for the 7A is a fixed pitch and the one you are listing for the 14A is a composite constant speed... not really a direct comparison. Very few RV's are flying with the composite constant speed. In reality, you could put a fixed pitch prop on the RV-14A also, and suffer the exact same loss of utility that you will with a fixed pitch on the 7A (less baggage payload because of C.G., etc.).
So to make a fair comparison.... the exact same constant speed prop can ( and what most people do use) be used on both airplanes, so that would negate any price difference of the prop, gov., etc.
I think you are also high on the engine price for the 14A. I believe IO390's are being made available at OEM prices below what the 200 HP engine sells for, and they are currently priced at $40,700.
So if you compared two similarly equipped airplanes but the different engines, I think the prices would be a little closer to...
RV-7A - $89,000
RV-14A - $111,000
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Scott McDaniels
Van's Aircraft Engineering Prototype Shop Manager
Hubbard, Oregon
RV-6A (aka "Junkyard Special ")
Last edited by rvbuilder2002 : 03-03-2015 at 08:53 PM.
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03-03-2015, 11:25 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Portland, Oregon
Posts: 12
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Originally Posted by rvbuilder2002
I wont try and tell you that an RV-14A can be completed for the same price as an RV-7A (because it can't), but I am not sure what you are basing some of your pricing information on.
The propeller you are listing for the 7A is a fixed pitch and the one you are listing for the 14A is a composite constant speed... not really a direct comparison. Very few RV's are flying with the composite constant speed. In reality, you could put a fixed pitch prop on the RV-14A also, and suffer the exact same loss of utility that you will with a fixed pitch on the 7A (less baggage payload because of C.G., etc.).
So to make a fair comparison.... the exact same constant speed prop can ( and what most people do use) be used on both airplanes, so that would negate any price difference of the prop, gov., etc.
I think you are also high on the engine price for the 14A. I believe IO390's are being made available at OEM prices below what the 200 HP engine sells for, and they are currently priced at $40,700.
So if you compared two similarly equipped airplanes but the different engines, I think the prices would be a little closer to...
RV-7A - $89,000
RV-14A - $111,000
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Thank you for the feedback! I didn't know the IO-390 could be used with a fixed-pitch prop, that's good info. I got the ~$43,000 estimate from here:
http://gnaircraft.com/wp-content/upl...-GNX-Flyer.pdf
I later found that Van's was showing a lower price of $36,300 here:
http://www.vansaircraft.com/images/o...13-special.pdf
But this was on special with the prop (a great deal).
Thanks for pointing out the difference on the prop too - looks like the composite wasn't the "standard" choice.
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