LettersFromFlyoverCountry
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I hit 299.6 hours this morning in the RV-12iS project. It's been almost a year to the day since I took delivery of the first kit. In the first year, there was a lot of waiting around. I didn't realize how quickly the emp kit went together so I had 12 weeks to cool my jets before the wings arrived. I knocked those off in six weeks but by then the 12iS has been announced so I chose to delay delivery of the fuselage kit to get the redesign.
I'm continually amazed by how quickly this has gone together, even with the stuck-in-traffic pace.
I looked up my RV-7A build and was surprised to see that 300 hours if about a year's work on that project too. That makes sense. My routine is roughly the same: About 1-1.5 hours of work after work, and a few hours each weekend day.
Here's where that got me on the 7A:
A left elevator. Almost done.
Meanwhile, here's where (almost) 300 hours got me on the 12:
Forward ribs, and floor center section, and baggage floor of the fuselage.
I think I'm going to need that finishing kit soon.
I'm continually amazed by how quickly this has gone together, even with the stuck-in-traffic pace.
I looked up my RV-7A build and was surprised to see that 300 hours if about a year's work on that project too. That makes sense. My routine is roughly the same: About 1-1.5 hours of work after work, and a few hours each weekend day.
Here's where that got me on the 7A:
![300-2002.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-TSW4JisjhlU%2FWlKDLP4lEfI%2FAAAAAAAAlls%2FQdSgaTYFqKAFXgvOxh9MGfW4Mf_CJITagCLcBGAs%2Fs640%2F300-2002.jpg&hash=0b208d1c73b1478e100dcbe7e7e4ff6b)
A left elevator. Almost done.
Meanwhile, here's where (almost) 300 hours got me on the 12:
![300-2017.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2F4.bp.blogspot.com%2F-l8AEn02yfv8%2FWlKDhCIwclI%2FAAAAAAAAllw%2Fkl4qQjaAnNMyS3t_nSEv2T3S7i_v1jQigCLcBGAs%2Fs640%2F300-2017.jpg&hash=a13e3db0a0eaf63360c3d695aaa83993)
Forward ribs, and floor center section, and baggage floor of the fuselage.
I think I'm going to need that finishing kit soon.
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