|
-
POSTING RULES
-
Donate yearly (please).
-
Advertise in here!
-
Today's Posts
|
Insert Pics
|
04-18-2014, 08:36 AM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Benton, Kansas
Posts: 259
|
|
Fuselage Kit Delivered!!
So, here we go.... Not finished with wings, but I wanted to preserve 2013 pricing. 
Austin is excited!  (So is Daddy)
Holy Smokes!
..... it's in there somewhere.
Thanks to my buddies Steve W. (RV-8A, borrowed his trailer) and Kurt W. (RV-9A, first flight, front page yesterday, for help unwrapping....
Most of all, thanks to my wife for putting up with this.... 
Gregg
__________________
Gregg J. Brightwell
Benton, KS
CFII/MEII, ATP, AGI, A&P
-4 Emp and Wings complete!
Fuselage out of the jig!
www.mykitlog.com/gbrightwell
|
04-18-2014, 08:50 AM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Dallas, TX
Posts: 330
|
|
Sweet!
Way to Go Gregg!! Another milestone passed...on the road to the freedom of homebuilder flight! Also a great idea to get Austin in the pictures (he already has the RV grin) - I am always amazed at how big those kids get during the process of a build!
__________________
Jim
RV-8 N223GT (reserved)
Finish - arrived 10/7/15
Fuselage - arrived 3/14/14
Wings - arrived 3/7/13
Builder # 83331
www.mykitlog.com/izzybear
VAF Dues gladly paid up till December 2020
"The ultimate responsibility of the pilot is to fulfill the dreams of the countless millions of earthbound ancestors who could only stare skyward and wish." - Unknown
|
04-18-2014, 09:07 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Laguna Hills, CA
Posts: 1,805
|
|
Cool! Save some of that paper, and you'll never have to buy any when it comes time for masking/painting. 
__________________
Doug
RV-9A "slider"
Flew to Osh in 2017, 2018 & 2019!
Tail number N427DK
Donation made for 2020
You haven't seen a tree until you've seen its shadow from the sky -- Amelia Earhart
|
04-18-2014, 09:24 AM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Omaha, NE (KMLE)
Posts: 2,246
|
|
I just ordered mine... how long was your lead time?
__________________
Dale
Omaha, NE
RV-12 # 222 N980KM "Screamin' Canary" (bought flying)
Fisher Celebrity (under construction)
Previous RV-7 project (sold)
|
04-18-2014, 09:27 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Wichita, KS
Posts: 1,957
|
|
Wow, unbelievable how much cleaner the garage looked "before" with just the shipping crate....
And for those wondering: unwrapping someone else's airplane parts and playing "guess where this goes" is every bit as much fun as unwrapping your own!
__________________
Kurt W.
RV9A
FLYING!!!
|
04-18-2014, 09:39 AM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Estes Park, CO
Posts: 3,931
|
|
Congratulations
Congratulations Gregg.
Save some paper. I donated mind to local shops for packing and found out later how handy it it for all sorts of things like proseal.
__________________
Larry Larson
Estes Park, CO
http://wirejockrv7a.blogspot.com
wirejock at yahoo dot com
Donated 12/03/2019, plus a little extra.
RV-7A #73391, N511RV reserved (2,000+ hours)
HS SB, empennage, tanks, wings, fuse, working finishing kit
Disclaimer
I cannot be, nor will I be, held responsible if you try to do the same things I do and it does not work and/or causes you loss, injury, or even death in the process.
|
04-18-2014, 09:45 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Benton, Kansas
Posts: 259
|
|
Lead time
Quote:
Originally Posted by DaleB
I just ordered mine... how long was your lead time?
|
Sorry Dale, I really couldn't tell you. I put a deposit on in December, and waited until April 1 to finish paying for it. It was HERE on the 15th. So, they turned mine pretty quick.
Gregg
__________________
Gregg J. Brightwell
Benton, KS
CFII/MEII, ATP, AGI, A&P
-4 Emp and Wings complete!
Fuselage out of the jig!
www.mykitlog.com/gbrightwell
|
04-20-2014, 08:48 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Benton, Kansas
Posts: 259
|
|
Missing Parts....
I know that the fine folks at Vans are WIZARDS at packing these crates, and getting EVERYTHING in there correctly, with LOTS of paper.....
It was bound to happen eventually, but after more than a dozen parts orders, they finally missed one..... If I was missing a little bag, or a small clip, I would assume that it's in the paper somewhere, or duct taped to the back of a sheet of cardboard..... But I am missing (so far, nearly finished) a 6' long piece of 1x1 .125 angle. That's a big piece... ... Qty 2, I have 1.
Oh well.... I am confident they'll make it right. I am still amazed at how accurate they have been over the years.
Happy Easter Everyone!
Gregg
__________________
Gregg J. Brightwell
Benton, KS
CFII/MEII, ATP, AGI, A&P
-4 Emp and Wings complete!
Fuselage out of the jig!
www.mykitlog.com/gbrightwell
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -6. The time now is 03:34 AM.
|
Linear Mode
