Any North Jersey Builders or RV's?? - Page 2

AndyRV7 · #11 10-19-2007, 10:11 AM

Thanks! West Milford is not so far away either, so I may be looping back around to take you up on that offer in the future. I'm now trying to figure out if I can find a place that will let me start a build. I'm stuck in an apartment so I have to try to think outside the box a little now before I can jump in.

How do you feel about your build space?

clreding · #12 10-25-2007, 01:40 PM

My build space is my basement and so far its fantastic. I have always enjoyed building things and like you I have always found "out of the box" ways of solving building space issues. For the first 10 years that my wife and I were married we lived in a second floor apartment over a store. I really enjoyed building furnature so I had a bunch of saw horses and tools that I "hid" under the bed and in closets. Every weekend I would dig out tools, set up saw horses and go to work. Although large space is great with some care and careful thought you might be able to build the empenage and wings in your apartment

Craig

AllanC · #13 10-25-2007, 02:08 PM

Hi Andy,

I am based at Princeton, NJ (39N), with a recently completed 9A with an H-6 Subaru (now 55 hours), and you're welcome to visit. I'm down there most weekends.

We have flying 2 RV-6A's, 1 RV-4, a Glastar , and 3 Lancairs (and one under construction)at the field, and a friend building an RV-7 at his home in a small garage.

AndyRV7 · #14 10-25-2007, 05:54 PM

Thanks for the input guys!!

Allan, I might like to take you up on the offer to come down. You seem to have a few planes to check out. Do you fly all year? Right now, it looks like we have a change in the weather. All wind and rain on the weekends.

AllanC · #15 10-26-2007, 10:14 AM

Andy,

You're welcome, I'm in Hangar C-4 at 39N and will be there on Saturday and Sunday from about 10am through 5 pm. As the weather looks nasty, I guess I'll be tweaking my wheel pant alignment and doing some horrible composite work!!!

I'm writing this while on assignment in WV, and will be leaving shortly for the long drive back to NYC.

Allan

AndyRV7 · #16 10-26-2007, 11:51 AM

Yes, the weather is a bummer! I may come down once I know my noon lesson is a washout. Can you PM me a cell number so I can be sure you're down there? Or maybe just shoot me an email if you are heading out. sharkisland14@msn.com

How did you end up all the way down in Princeton from NYC? I know there is a hanger-space problem in NJ, not to mention a tie-down problem. Did you have to go that far to find a home or is there some other reason?

Incidentally, I made that WV drive a few times to jump off the New River Gorge bridge on Bridge Day. Great time of year to be down there, but a long drive nonetheless!

Thanks. Andy

AndyRV7 · #17 10-27-2007, 12:49 PM

Allan,

Thanks a TON for allowing me to visit today. I didn't realize just how much I didn't know. And thanks for letting me eat into your build time. The trip down to Princeton was well worth it.

Andy

compute42 · #18 10-28-2007, 12:16 PM

Hey hi there ANOTHER ANDY! here!!!

I'm also in NNJ (hackensack) and train at CDW! (deja vous anyone?) Have my PPL checkride next week! but have been lurking on VAF for about a year. I'm putting my services out there! If anyone needs any help I'd love to lend a hand..

I'm an audio engineer by trade... LOTS of electrical experience. But would be happy to lend a hand wherever.
I forsee a RV in my near future, but currently shopping for a production airplane in the meantime.

my email is:
andrew@soundeq.com

AndyRV7 · #19 10-28-2007, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by compute42

Hey hi there ANOTHER ANDY! here!!!

I'm also in NNJ (hackensack) and train at CDW! (deja vous anyone?) Have my PPL checkride next week! but have been lurking on VAF for about a year. I'm putting my services out there! If anyone needs any help I'd love to lend a hand..

I'm an audio engineer by trade... LOTS of electrical experience. But would be happy to lend a hand wherever.
I forsee a RV in my near future, but currently shopping for a production airplane in the meantime.

my email is:
andrew@soundeq.com

Hey Andy ...great luck on the check ride!! I'm on the verge of a solo but the winds have really been horrendous for almost a month now!! But man, flying is still fun!

What type of prodcution plane are you looking at? I started another thread about that (kind of). It was a maintenance thread, but for the purpose of understandign the costs of ownership.

Andy

compute42 · #20 10-28-2007, 10:50 PM

I'm looking for a cardinal RG or a early 80's piper arrow... would prefer the cardinal RG...
Where are you flying? airfleet? mac dan?
has been kinda windy! lots of xwinds too! Got my blood pumpin with some 12kt-15kt direct crosswinds flying solo the other week.