dhall_polo
Well Known Member
No pressure or penalty for guessing.
My guess: I hope to be an April 2009 VAF Builder Alumnus. Shooting for pre-Sun-n-Fun! (not that I could fly it to snf if I'm under phase1, but it's a goal.)
Bob's post about "signs" had be wondering more than usual about the end date for me. It's not tomorrow, but I think I've written most of the big checks I need to write for my project, and the shelves are not so packed as they once were.
Seems that there are quite a few folks building -7/7A's on the list these days somewhere between canopy and engine work, or maybe I just tend to notice those around me more, dunno.
Personally, I feel like I'm sprinting the last 10 miles of a marathon. My wife has learned to accept me being in the shop as this permanent *wart* on our marriage. I don't think we can comprehend anymore what life might be like without the project. One or maybe both of my girls don't even remember life without the project. Despite the fact that the plane is robbing some time I might otherwise dedicate to them, they still are supportive and think it's really cool that I'm building a plane.
I saw the picture that Brad posted of a group of -7 builders having a beer at OSH. Man, I was envious. I was at Osh that very night, but my hotel was up at Appleton so I didn't really hang around Osh after show hours. Next year, I'd like to buy a round of beers for that group and a few more, hopefully having flown my bird to Osh.
Bob - I had a friend do the opposite for me. He took a look at my project and said he'd be done in 2-3 months. Key part is "he". He built his rv8 in 18 months. So I applied a 3-4X multiplier to that number for the "he->me" productivity ratio, and yeah, I think that's about right.
My guess: I hope to be an April 2009 VAF Builder Alumnus. Shooting for pre-Sun-n-Fun! (not that I could fly it to snf if I'm under phase1, but it's a goal.)
Bob's post about "signs" had be wondering more than usual about the end date for me. It's not tomorrow, but I think I've written most of the big checks I need to write for my project, and the shelves are not so packed as they once were.
Seems that there are quite a few folks building -7/7A's on the list these days somewhere between canopy and engine work, or maybe I just tend to notice those around me more, dunno.
Personally, I feel like I'm sprinting the last 10 miles of a marathon. My wife has learned to accept me being in the shop as this permanent *wart* on our marriage. I don't think we can comprehend anymore what life might be like without the project. One or maybe both of my girls don't even remember life without the project. Despite the fact that the plane is robbing some time I might otherwise dedicate to them, they still are supportive and think it's really cool that I'm building a plane.
I saw the picture that Brad posted of a group of -7 builders having a beer at OSH. Man, I was envious. I was at Osh that very night, but my hotel was up at Appleton so I didn't really hang around Osh after show hours. Next year, I'd like to buy a round of beers for that group and a few more, hopefully having flown my bird to Osh.
Bob - I had a friend do the opposite for me. He took a look at my project and said he'd be done in 2-3 months. Key part is "he". He built his rv8 in 18 months. So I applied a 3-4X multiplier to that number for the "he->me" productivity ratio, and yeah, I think that's about right.
