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Engine Delivery Accuracy from Final Payment

Mark Dickens

Mark Dickens

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I sent Van's my final engine payment today. Targeted ship date is June 25...can't wait to see how close Lycoming gets to that date :LOL:

I'll probably check in with them in about a week to see if they know anything at all about my order...that ought to be educational
 
Mark Dickens said:
I sent Van's my final engine payment today. Targeted ship date is June 25...can't wait to see how close Lycoming gets to that date :LOL:

I'll probably check in with them in about a week to see if they know anything at all about my order...that ought to be educational
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Mark Dickens said:
I sent Van's my final engine payment today. Targeted ship date is June 25...can't wait to see how close Lycoming gets to that date :LOL:

I'll probably check in with them in about a week to see if they know anything at all about my order...that ought to be educational
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Did you get a request for final payment? My engine is scheduled for May 15, 2026 but have not received a request for final payment.
 
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Did you get a request for final payment? My engine is scheduled for May 15, 2026 but have not received a request for final payment.
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Yes, I did at the beginning of April and I sent the payment in on the website on April 24th. They haven't taken the payment yet and I've heard that accounting is way behind...
 
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Yes, I did at the beginning of April and I sent the payment in on the website on April 24th. They haven't taken the payment yet and I've heard that accounting is way behind...
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Sure seems like it. When I sent my final RV-15 wing kit payment back in February (for a March delivery which still hasn't happened), there was supposed to be an acknowledgment of receipt. Despite several requests, I still haven't gotten one. Hopefully this means Van's has been overwhelmed with orders and payments.
 
I have been assured that the issue is accounting being behind and that the ship date (6/25) hasn't been affected. This has come from two different people who seem to know what they are talking about, so I am taking it on faith that give or take a few days, I should have the engine in early July at the latest...we will see!
 
With the recent delays in registration, I decided to jump on getting the plane registered, but to do that you need the engine serial number for the 8050-88 form...so I asked Vans to contact Lycoming and see if a serial number had been assigned to my engine. Lo and behold, it has! The first concrete bit of evidence for the existence of the engine. Others may want to do this for the same reason. :)
 
My 6/26 projected ship date hasn't changed since March.
I called Accounting yesterday morning & left a message; last night I saw an email apologizing for delay, requesting final payment, and confirming shipping address.
I'm more than curious to see when it lands.
 
I got another one of those emails telling me that "the moment you've been waiting for it almost here!". It goes on to say that the shipping date is early June and that they need my final payment asap! So, I forward that to the kit sales email and am told that the date they have is July 2...I don't know why they bother sending these emails out. They're complete BS :mad:
 
I received similar email for final payment and an apology for the delay due to “errors “. Final payment immediately sent since it had to be there within 5 days!!. Kit status show shipping date 5/22/2026. I won’t believe it until it gets to my house and sits in my shop. Fingers crossed 🤞
 
The kit status pages (at least mine) is out of date...still shows 6/25 as targeted shipping, but I was told that the date they had about 10 days ago was 7/2...they aren't updating the status page on a timely basis.
 
Mark: just confirmed my ship date 6/26; I’m watching yours closely🤞
 
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