Took the plunge on Van's discount

Aden Rich · #1 02-10-2009, 02:45 AM

Went ahead and ordered the fuselage kit for my RV-6 that I am building. Not too often parts are offered @ 25% off. Basically, with the discount it paid for all the fuselage options of dual brakes, elect flaps, trim, ...ect. Even in hard times like we face today it's a hard deal to pass up.

Aden

N208ET · #2 02-10-2009, 07:05 AM

You'll be back in a six in no time. Did you ever finish the rocket you were building?

Randy
8A finishing, FWF

airguy · #3 02-10-2009, 08:02 AM

Wait a minute - I'm missing something - what's the story with the discount? I'm almost ready to order my fuse kit for my 9A, I'll pull the trigger today if there is a decent discount....

N941WR · #4 02-10-2009, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by airguy

Wait a minute - I'm missing something - what's the story with the discount? I'm almost ready to order my fuse kit for my 9A, I'll pull the trigger today if there is a decent discount....

The discount is only for the -6. Van's wants to batch manufacture the the -6 kits and has offered a discount on the -6 fuselage only.

airguy · #5 02-10-2009, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by N941WR

The discount is only for the -6. Van's wants to batch manufacture the the -6 kits and has offered a discount on the -6 fuselage only.

Oh well - at least SOMEBODY is going to get a good deal....

I think I'll go pour all my -3 and -3.5 rivets in a pile and sort them out again for a bit while I pout....

N941WR · #6 02-10-2009, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by airguy

Oh well - at least SOMEBODY is going to get a good deal....

I think I'll go pour all my -3 and -3.5 rivets in a pile and sort them out again for a bit while I pout....

Just drop them on the floor, under your workbench. That will really help take your mind off the discount.

JonJay · #7 02-10-2009, 09:01 AM

Good to see you making progress. I am sure it will turn out every bit as good as your last one.

As you know, the 6 is very expensive for Van's to manufacture in comparison to the new models. I would be surprised that they still are willing to produce them at all, but, they have yet to orphan any model, even the 3. I wonder how many hundreds of tail kits are squirreled away out there in attics and garages?

Maury · #8 02-11-2009, 06:09 PM

I thought the 6, 7, 9 all had the same fuselege. I thought it was tail and wings that made the difference.

Rick Maury
7 tail and wings done, fuselege in the works

L.Adamson · #9 02-11-2009, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Maury

I thought the 6, 7, 9 all had the same fuselege. I thought it was tail and wings that made the difference.

Rick Maury
7 tail and wings done, fuselege in the works

The spar section of the 6 fuse is quite a bit different than the 7 & 9's, as the spar goes all the way through, and meets in the middle.

L.Adamson --- RV6A

Aden Rich · #10 02-12-2009, 06:07 AM

I had to sell my Rocket Kit when I lost my job due to cut backs and restructering of the company. I'm sure there are several people in these forums that know what that is like. I found a tail and wing kit untouched for a great deal so I bought them. I vowed that I would make my next 6 better than the last one (which was a 9/10 on my rating scale). I have purchased lots of new-used parts that have saved a ton of money. So far I am a little over the 50K mark and I have a brand new engine ECI 180+ hp, 300 hr BA prop, new avionics, 4-1 exhaust, SJ cowling/plenum, custom panel, larger tanks, heavier one piece wing skins ....ect. On my last project I was over 85K at this point. It goes to show you how much stuff has come down in price with the newer tech-especially the engines. I had 27K into my REBUILT engine. This was before all of the experimental stuff was out yet. Hopefully I can get this thing out the door for about 65K looking good and going faster than the last one by about 15mph if the speed mods work.

JonJay- I live about 3 miles from Sequim Valley airport. You should fly up sometime and vist. See if you can get Bill to go as well. I can't talk him off that RV-10 kit he's working on. Sequim is usually clear when everything else is socked in. That's why they call it the Blue Hole. How's the -3 project coming?

Talk with you soon.