jeffmoreau
Well Known Member
An early morning at my painters shop destroyed several of the fiberglass parts for my RV8A.
Their shop is a total loss and many vehicles, tools, shop supplies, company records and sadly even the shop dog were lost in the blaze.
Several of my fiberglass components were also reduced to ashes.
The greatest loss for me was the engine upper and lower cowl. As any of you that have completed this part on your own aircraft know, it takes many hours of work to fit it properly. I also lost wheel pants and gear leg farings along with the nose gear fairings.
Not sure if any of this will be covered on their insurance policy.
I am trying no to over react, but I don't presently feel that I have the heart to continue and go through all of this work again. I have nearly one hundred thousand dollars invested in the machine. I was planning on flying it in a few weeks. This has killed my motivation. If anyone is interested in buying an extremely well built aircraft that is very near completion please contact me at [email protected] to disscuss it. I have detailed photos. A very complete builders log and many extras that will go with the project. Keep in mind you will have to have a new cowl and wheel pants. Serious inquires only please.
Their shop is a total loss and many vehicles, tools, shop supplies, company records and sadly even the shop dog were lost in the blaze.
Several of my fiberglass components were also reduced to ashes.
The greatest loss for me was the engine upper and lower cowl. As any of you that have completed this part on your own aircraft know, it takes many hours of work to fit it properly. I also lost wheel pants and gear leg farings along with the nose gear fairings.
Not sure if any of this will be covered on their insurance policy.
I am trying no to over react, but I don't presently feel that I have the heart to continue and go through all of this work again. I have nearly one hundred thousand dollars invested in the machine. I was planning on flying it in a few weeks. This has killed my motivation. If anyone is interested in buying an extremely well built aircraft that is very near completion please contact me at [email protected] to disscuss it. I have detailed photos. A very complete builders log and many extras that will go with the project. Keep in mind you will have to have a new cowl and wheel pants. Serious inquires only please.
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