Life is short
If you’re committed to making it happen, you can. If your heart isn’t in it, you can always sell your kits and get out. There are many ways to get a project completed, if you really want to. (There are many other partial kits out there you can pick up if need be, and other builders selling stuff.)
Screw the budget, a dream is a dream. Airplanes are just expensive.
I’m at about double what I expected to spend on my 12iS, but it is what it is. No regrets.
I'm a newby. Just began Empennage assembly for my RV-14. Had to abandon the RV-6 project because Vans was not delivering parts.
So... I have a $6000 empenage kit plus about $10,000 in deposits for wing and fuselage.
My original budget (pre-covid) was about $100K. Post covid, the pricing changed it to $140K. More increases are coming that are destroying my budget.
Do I quit and take the $16K loss now or go all in with another $140K+ to finish the project and hope I can at least sell later and recoup some.
Vans was supposed to be low-budget. This is no longer the case.
There are other kit makers out there to consider. Not as established as Vans.
Sigh... This is going to be a tough month to contemplate Blue or Red pill.
If you’re committed to making it happen, you can. If your heart isn’t in it, you can always sell your kits and get out. There are many ways to get a project completed, if you really want to. (There are many other partial kits out there you can pick up if need be, and other builders selling stuff.)
Screw the budget, a dream is a dream. Airplanes are just expensive.
I’m at about double what I expected to spend on my 12iS, but it is what it is. No regrets.