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View Poll Results: How Long Between Airport Move and First Flight did it take, roughly?
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30 Days
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21.62% |
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3 months
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6 months
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05-13-2013, 08:09 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 634
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Airport Move->First Flight Time
I know the answers will probably be all over the map for this one, but...
How long between the time you moved your project to the airport and first flight?
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05-13-2013, 08:39 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Dayton Airpark, NV A34
Posts: 15,408
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Just about a month to do the assembly work and get things ready for the inspection------then close to another month waiting for the other folks to fit me into their schedules, getting the local guy with scales to weigh the plane, the FAA to inspect it and one last looksee from my RV mentor-----and waiting for the weather to clear.
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Rv-10, N210LM.
Flying as of 12/4/2010 
Phase 1 done, 2/4/2011
Sold after 240+ wonderful hours of flight.
"Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on the ground incapable of understanding or doing anything about it."
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05-13-2013, 08:44 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Townsend, Montana
Posts: 3,179
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i put 3 months, but like Mike. some of that was waiting on uncontrollable stuff.....weather, FSDO.
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Brian, N155BKsold but bought back.
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05-13-2013, 08:57 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Utah
Posts: 8,145
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I rounded off to 30 days since fuse move. Wings were there several weeks earlier.
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05-13-2013, 09:24 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 4,208
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It took me about 4.5 months, but I had to do the rudder pedal SN, repair a sticky carb float, and chase a couple of frustrating electrical gremlins during that time. Also, it was winter time, meaning short work sessions due to the cold.
It seemed like forever...
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Marietta, GA
2001 RV-6 N46KB
2019(?) RV-10
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05-13-2013, 12:16 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Defiance, MO
Posts: 1,666
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Moved to airport before hanging engine therefore was several years including the paint.
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RV-6A - 14+ years, 900+ hours
Based at 1H0 (Creve Coeur)
Paid dues yearly since 2007
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05-13-2013, 04:11 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: albuquerque, nm
Posts: 1,167
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It was about 2 weeks for me. I made sure I had EVERYTHING completely done at home first. I had to re-install the wings, weigh, calibrate the fuel senders, and do a fuel flow test. After that, first engine start and a taxi. Waited a week for the inspection, and flew the day after that.
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05-13-2013, 04:32 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Savannah, GA
Posts: 1,029
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Guy Prevost
It was about 2 weeks for me. I made sure I had EVERYTHING completely done at home first. I had to re-install the wings, weigh, calibrate the fuel senders, and do a fuel flow test. After that, first engine start and a taxi. Waited a week for the inspection, and flew the day after that.
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I'm afraid I'm going to have to take the same approach. The nearest field I'd feel comfortable doing a first flight out of is ~45min away; once the move happens it'll really slow things down if I don't have it all lined up and ready to go. |
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