Anyone gotten a -12iS kit recently, or getting one soon?

[Fisherpd]

Received Fuse kit minus Matco master cylinders, 3 tank bulkheads and a the 6 ft hinge in November 21.

Got the parts in March 22 after calling to inquire about status of the backorder & indicating that I was to the stop work point without them. I'm not sure if calling got me any priority but it seems that Van's trys to keep you moving.

[JP4]

Hello everyone, my first post here!

I ordered my empennage kit on 3/30/22 and was expecting delivery sometime next winter. I just checked my order status today and it says estimated crating date Jul 29 2022 - Aug 19 2022. I live nearby, so I'm picking it up Will Call when it's ready. I guess I'll have to start cleaning out the garage sooner than I anticipated!

Jeff
Hood River, OR

[hamblin10]

That's great Jeff! I ordered my empennage 9/21 and have the same crating date. I guess Vans is finally starting to get caught up on parts.

[JP4]

Originally Posted by hamblin10

That's great Jeff! I ordered my empennage 9/21 and have the same crating date. I guess Vans is finally starting to get caught up on parts.

Wow, that's interesting Eric. I will be really interested to see when your wings crate, since you ordered them shortly after your empennage. I'll probably put my wing order in as soon as I get going on the tail.
Jeff

[sc_pilot]

I ordered Emp and Wing kit 2/20/22 and have a crate window for the Emp 7/29/22-8/19/22. Wing kit crate window just updated today (6/12/22) to a crate window of 6/20/22-7/18/22.

My birthday is this week so if my wings go into crating this month… I’ll consider it a b-day gift from Vans

- Jacob #121534

[scorkey]

Van’s is definitely catching up! We ordered our RV-12iS fuselage on 2/10/22 and just received a crating date of June 27-July 18. I guess we better hurry up and finish those wings we’ve been slow rolling.

[ravenstar]

Sounds like they're getting confident in their ability to produce batches of similar kits. I ordered my wings and fuselage back in August and have had crating dates of 6/20-7/18 and 6/27-7/18 for a couple of months now. Good to hear that others are joining that group. I'm still waiting for the "it's time to pay the balance" email, though, and I wonder if that means I'll be late in that window? (I'm hoping both kits ship together to maybe save a bit in shipping.)

[sc_pilot]

Originally Posted by ravenstar

Sounds like they're getting confident in their ability to produce batches of similar kits. I ordered my wings and fuselage back in August and have had crating dates of 6/20-7/18 and 6/27-7/18 for a couple of months now. Good to hear that others are joining that group. I'm still waiting for the "it's time to pay the balance" email, though, and I wonder if that means I'll be late in that window? (I'm hoping both kits ship together to maybe save a bit in shipping.)

I wasn’t sure when that balance email comes through… seeing as one of the crate windows is only 6 days away… I paid the balance.

What I’m curious is if I were to place a fuse order now, would I be on the “fuse train” that has everyone on a June/July crate window?

[BTG1996]

Originally Posted by sc_pilot

What I’m curious is if I were to place a fuse order now, would I be on the “fuse train” that has everyone on a June/July crate window?

I ordered a fuselage in February and haven't heard anything yet....Looking forward to the Wing and Tail with the rest of the crew tho.

It looks like things are moving- very exciting!

[bshawco]

I ordered the Fuselage in May of '21 and the Finishing in July. For several months, my status page has been showing a Jun/July crating for the Fuse and July/Aug for the Finish. I've just finished the Wings and am studying up for the Fuselage - it looks like I better get used to nut plates!

I'm curious about whether it's better (easier) to do the Avionics before or after the Powerplant Kit.