Coolerfixer
Member
Hello Air Force! So this is my first serious post. I?ve been a lurker for a long time, and have been dreaming of building an RV since they first came out. Even went to the factory when it was still at Van's house and met the man himself and received a personal tour!
I?ve settled on a -9/-9a (sporty enough, yet easy to fly) in hopes to teach my 4 grandsons to fly someday. The decision I?m sort of struggling with is this. Simply put, engine first or aircraft first? My plan is and will be, unless there is some VERY persuasive argument against it, is to buy a high time engine, and rebuild it myself. My sons and I have built many super expensive race engines over the years that require at least as much attention to detail as an aircraft engine.
The point to all of this is that I think I would feel more comfortable starting the project working on a familiar type of job. Am I nuts? (rhetorical question for my family members) Or should I start with the empennage kit?
Mike
I?ve settled on a -9/-9a (sporty enough, yet easy to fly) in hopes to teach my 4 grandsons to fly someday. The decision I?m sort of struggling with is this. Simply put, engine first or aircraft first? My plan is and will be, unless there is some VERY persuasive argument against it, is to buy a high time engine, and rebuild it myself. My sons and I have built many super expensive race engines over the years that require at least as much attention to detail as an aircraft engine.
The point to all of this is that I think I would feel more comfortable starting the project working on a familiar type of job. Am I nuts? (rhetorical question for my family members) Or should I start with the empennage kit?
Mike