Dgamble
Well Known Member
Let's start the tale of RV-12 serial number 75 with a baseline: the tail kit for my RV-12, serial number 284, arrived at my door on Tuesday, October 13, 2009, four days short of six years ago. It took three years at a relaxed pace to convert the series of sub-kits into a flying airplane. In comparison, serial number 75 flew for the first time on October 5th, 2015.
That means that it was in some state of hangar decoration for at least six years, but probably more like seven.
Why do we care? What's our interest in serial number 75?
Well, it comes down to this: I've spent the last year and a half helping to get it in the air.
It all started back in the days when I was spending quite a bit of time out at the hangar building N284DG. As anyone who has built a plane at the airport knows, they attract other airport denizens in the way a Walmart Black Friday sale attracts bargain hunters. This isn't necessarily a problem, mind you; it's often the case that a few minutes of talking about the progress being made (or, in some cases, not being made - I'm looking at you, longerons) can be quite enjoyable.
Continued: http://www.schmetterlingaviation.com/2015/10/the-saga-of-serial-number-75.html
That means that it was in some state of hangar decoration for at least six years, but probably more like seven.
Why do we care? What's our interest in serial number 75?
Well, it comes down to this: I've spent the last year and a half helping to get it in the air.
It all started back in the days when I was spending quite a bit of time out at the hangar building N284DG. As anyone who has built a plane at the airport knows, they attract other airport denizens in the way a Walmart Black Friday sale attracts bargain hunters. This isn't necessarily a problem, mind you; it's often the case that a few minutes of talking about the progress being made (or, in some cases, not being made - I'm looking at you, longerons) can be quite enjoyable.
Continued: http://www.schmetterlingaviation.com/2015/10/the-saga-of-serial-number-75.html