Hi all,
I'm one of those guys who comes to this site every so often to dream -- I'd love to start building, but then there's life that always seems to "get in the way" (family w/ 2 kids under 5, working 11-12 hour days, soon-to-have kids' sports on the weekends...). Taking all this into consideration, I know that it will take me at least 8-10 years to build the -10 based on about 5 hours per week spent building. To help me with my decision and justification to my family, I was hoping someone could help me out:
1) I'm also in the Air Force, so I'll be moving every 2-3 years over the next 10 years. Originally, I was going to wait to start building until I retired from the Air Force in my early 40's so I can set-up-shop and not have to worry about moving, but based on build time I'd have very little time left in my life to actually fly the plane! Does anyone have any experience moving with an unfinished RV-10? Is it something that could fit into a U-Haul box truck and driven cross-country? There's no way I'd trust my handiwork to a moving company.
2) I'm currently in Alexandria, VA -- is there anyone nearby in the National Capital Region that has a finished RV-10 that would be willing to give me the opportunity to fly in one?
Thanks so much for the help and the good advice that you all provide (hopefully some day I can provide my own advice as well...).
Greg
I'm one of those guys who comes to this site every so often to dream -- I'd love to start building, but then there's life that always seems to "get in the way" (family w/ 2 kids under 5, working 11-12 hour days, soon-to-have kids' sports on the weekends...). Taking all this into consideration, I know that it will take me at least 8-10 years to build the -10 based on about 5 hours per week spent building. To help me with my decision and justification to my family, I was hoping someone could help me out:
1) I'm also in the Air Force, so I'll be moving every 2-3 years over the next 10 years. Originally, I was going to wait to start building until I retired from the Air Force in my early 40's so I can set-up-shop and not have to worry about moving, but based on build time I'd have very little time left in my life to actually fly the plane! Does anyone have any experience moving with an unfinished RV-10? Is it something that could fit into a U-Haul box truck and driven cross-country? There's no way I'd trust my handiwork to a moving company.
2) I'm currently in Alexandria, VA -- is there anyone nearby in the National Capital Region that has a finished RV-10 that would be willing to give me the opportunity to fly in one?
Thanks so much for the help and the good advice that you all provide (hopefully some day I can provide my own advice as well...).
Greg