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Old 03-06-2015, 06:42 PM
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Default Finish Kit

I asked Vans to give an update on the finish kit. Below is what they said.

It looks like Jetguy was right.

http://www.vansairforce.com/communit...8&postcount=18

Finish Kit - Current estimate is we will be taking orders around the Sun N Fun timeframe and begin to ship July/August timeframe...

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Old 03-06-2015, 08:47 PM
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Very disappointing, fall deliveries.
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Old 03-07-2015, 02:04 AM
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The post speaks of an avionics kit. What kind of setup will be included in the avionics kit?
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Old 03-07-2015, 11:59 AM
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Very disappointing, fall deliveries.
Here in our part of the world we consider the beginning of fall to be at the end of September

I guess it is good that I wasn't asked when first deliveries will be, because I would have guessed orders at Sun & Fun, and first shipments by the end of May/first of June.
The guys up in the office likely have a much better sense of when all of the little details involving getting part production ramped up, and all of the parts onto shelves for shipping can be accomplished so go by that until you hear differently.
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Old 03-07-2015, 12:01 PM
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The post speaks of an avionics kit. What kind of setup will be included in the avionics kit?
Everything will be included.

As far is configuration? That is still TBD.
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Old 03-07-2015, 06:15 PM
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Default Fuselage is Done

I finished the fuselage today. I think I will work on interior and paint until the finish kit is available.
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Old 03-08-2015, 09:50 AM
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What Ron B. means is that RV14 builders typically discover that July/August shipping estimates really end up being October/December or later.
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Old 03-08-2015, 12:30 PM
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What Ron B. means is that RV14 builders typically discover that July/August shipping estimates really end up being October/December or later.
Fair enough.

I can't guarantee anything, but I can tell you that a huge emphases has been put on releasing the finish kit as close behind the fuselage as possible. So I am inclined to think that Joes estimate is being conservative so as not to repeat the past and quote a schedule that gets missed by three months ( or more).
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Old 03-08-2015, 08:31 PM
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I personally hope VERY VERY much that the avionics kit doesn't slow up the FWF kit. I am not interested in ANY future wiring or avionics kits at this point. I currently have all of my avionics purchased (and delivered), and have my panel cut, and am going to begin wiring very shortly. I simply need the finishing and FWF kits to be available and I will be excluding anything related to wiring from the kit. I want to get this plane done and flying and by my measure I'm already probably going to be slowed up by a year over what it took me to finish an RV-10. So I just want to get the necessities and get this thing done.
I never asked for an "extra deluxe include everything and we'll make this a plane made just our way" airplane. I just wanted an airframe, as in all the airplanes delivered before the RV-12 came along. If I'd have known it was going to be delayed this much, I would have never ordered the kit in the first place, so now I have many piles of paperweights until the necessities are delivered. I could have been flying an RV-7 for the last year...and would have been, if I'd have known.

Yes, the timeline disappoints me.

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Old 03-08-2015, 09:09 PM
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I never asked for an "extra deluxe include everything and we'll make this a plane made just our way" airplane.
From the very first introduction of the RV-14, all info presented about the airplane was that it would be developed and sold as a fully integrated kit. 100% complete, though customers could of course choose to purchase what ever portions they wanted since it has to be built as an E-AB.

Having said that, there has been no development work up to this point that has had an impact on when the finish or power plant kits would be available (other than development of kits that came before them of course. Work on the firewall fwd kit is already underway (it is highly integrated with the finish kit).
To a large extent, other principals are handling most of the development efforts on the avionics kits that will be offered.
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