Storage of RV 10 Kit
Hi All,
Just wanted some advice on how to store an RV 10 kit for a year or 3 until I get the time to build it.
Last Christmas I decided to build an RV 10. Being based in Kenya now, I wanted to order and ship everything together in a single shipment as complete airplanes and complete kits are duty and tax exempt.
After some deliberation I decided to go with and ordered a complete SB kit with Engine, Prop and everything else I could think of to build and get a running airplane. The intention then, was to start work on the kit this year, but work commitments and a change in my circumstances means I will have to wait a year or 3 before I can start.
My complete kit arrives next week and I have been thinking about how and where to store it all. Fortunately I live at altitude, 6,000 ft AMSL and am 300 miles from the coast.
I was thinking of coating the engine inside and out in motor oil and then wrapping it up in tight plastic sheeting and placing it in one of my mining server rooms. These rooms have a sustained temperature of between 22 and 24 degrees centigrade and have air cons and dehumidifiers running 24/7 so there is absolutely no moisture in them. I will probably put the prop and its machinery in the same room and give it the same treatment. And also the avionics stuff.
I have ordered the proseal, epoxy primer, and all the sealants, they are in the shipment, and I was going to get these out and put them into a dedicated fridge in my shop at 4 degrees centigrade. This should stop them decaying or curing in advance.
Finally the aluminium and fibreglass was going to stay in the crates and be stored in my garage, which is dry and covered.
Once I get the time to start then I will go through the kit as per the manual.
Any comments, or suggestions would be much appreciated as to how to store the kit any better.
Thanks
Amer
[two duplicate threads merged, please do not cross-post into more than one sub-forum; S. Buchanan]
Hi All,
Just wanted some advice on how to store an RV 10 kit for a year or 3 until I get the time to build it.
Last Christmas I decided to build an RV 10. Being based in Kenya now, I wanted to order and ship everything together in a single shipment as complete airplanes and complete kits are duty and tax exempt.
After some deliberation I decided to go with and ordered a complete SB kit with Engine, Prop and everything else I could think of to build and get a running airplane. The intention then, was to start work on the kit this year, but work commitments and a change in my circumstances means I will have to wait a year or 3 before I can start.
My complete kit arrives next week and I have been thinking about how and where to store it all. Fortunately I live at altitude, 6,000 ft AMSL and am 300 miles from the coast.
I was thinking of coating the engine inside and out in motor oil and then wrapping it up in tight plastic sheeting and placing it in one of my mining server rooms. These rooms have a sustained temperature of between 22 and 24 degrees centigrade and have air cons and dehumidifiers running 24/7 so there is absolutely no moisture in them. I will probably put the prop and its machinery in the same room and give it the same treatment. And also the avionics stuff.
I have ordered the proseal, epoxy primer, and all the sealants, they are in the shipment, and I was going to get these out and put them into a dedicated fridge in my shop at 4 degrees centigrade. This should stop them decaying or curing in advance.
Finally the aluminium and fibreglass was going to stay in the crates and be stored in my garage, which is dry and covered.
Once I get the time to start then I will go through the kit as per the manual.
Any comments, or suggestions would be much appreciated as to how to store the kit any better.
Thanks
Amer
[two duplicate threads merged, please do not cross-post into more than one sub-forum; S. Buchanan]
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