Hi Michael,
I'm in Ohio so I figure my shipping costs should be 'close' to what you'd pay in Alabama.
I built an RV10 last year and I (read: my little red haired wifey) keep records for all costs associated with each of my projects. My 10 was a quick build fuse/wings with Vans firewall forward kit, new Mattituck, Hartzell B/A prop, Glass Panel with Garmin stack, and Flightline Interior. My total shipping for 'everything'.....including all the misc items from ACS was $3896.29. I'm sure that some folks have done better but I try to plan my orders to minimize shipping and I NEVER had to have anything next day or overnight.
Vary depending on type of kit and whether or not you require a liftgate truck for home delivery, etc.
I picked my wing and fuselage SB kits up at the ABF freight terminal here in KC and saved a bit; shipping costs were:
Wing kit (Feb 08): $252
Fuselage kit (Apr 08): $292
Partain can give you a price for QB kit delivery and Van's can help with an estimate for your specific situation.
including all the misc items from ACS was $3896.29. I'm sure that some folks have done better but I try to plan my orders to minimize shipping and I NEVER had to have anything next day or overnight.
If you call Van's and talk to the shipping folks they can give you a ballpark cost on the shipping. That's what I did and it came out within a few dollars of what they told me it would be.
Mike,
I had contemplated picking my kits from Van's, but after shopping around for a truck. time traveling, and motels, it was not cost effective.
There was also the insureance of the kits. Shipped be a carrier, they are insured, me ship, if I rolled the truck over, the kit is a broken pile of aluminum. Van's will get the best deals all the time, as they did with mine.
TT
RV10
Hey that's funny...I got a good chuckle when I read this post .
But...it's TRUE....the number I quoted was my ACTUAL shipping costs for EVERYTHING that went into a finished and flying RV10....EVERYTHING...not just the kits and engine. Again...I'm not in the habit of tossing $$ away and combined items whenever possible to save shipping costs.
Gas prices are going through the roof but I still like living here in the good ol' US of A .
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