Think about adding a top layer of particle board on top of your tables. Also let the top extend over the other top to be able to clamp parts down. I used 3/4" particle board on my tables I used to build my RV7. Looking forward to following your build.
i woulda been hard pressed to NOT go VELOCITY ;) ehehhehe but yea kinda a fanboy of those from the BEECH2000 days... so yea... anyhow... ;) but... in the werld of NOT METAL or about COMPOSITISS.... that COMPAIR (honest) 6 seater sure is INTRESTING!!!!
Congratulations. Its great fun. As someone who is over 1,000 documented hours into a 14A build I can tell you that you will have many hours of enjoyment and a few hours of sheer frustration. At the end of the process we will end up with incredible machines. Don't forget that there is a tremendous community out there for support which has been useful to me in saving time and money during the build. Looking forward to future videos on your process. BTW. Welcome to the "A" club. You will be getting a lot of flack from the tail dragger club. Nothing to be done. 😁
Yeah already a few pokes about the A, but it’s all good fun. I’m already on the RV Builder and 14 builder FB pages. Lots of good stuff out there. Really looking forward to the first rivets… and the occasional frustration :). Be sure to let me know how your build goes… thanks!
It originally was but a few people canceled their orders with the bankruptcy reorganization going on at Vans so I think that moved me up a little. Sounds like around 80 percent of people like me kept their orders though and I have complete faith in the company. It a solid company with an excellent product and loyal customer base, so they’ll be fine.
A really enjoyable video - thanks. My dad (a pilot and A&P) built a Briegleb BG-12 sailplane in our garage. Finding the space to build an aircraft with a 50' wingspan took some planning! (Also - there's a typo in your title.)
Glad you liked it… thanks for catching the typo. I fixed it. Can’t believe no one else saw it lol. Yeah I’ll have to move it to a hangar before I attach the wings, but mine are much shorter that 50. That would be a challenge indeed.
Not retired, but I do get more days off than most people, so while I won’t get to work on it for little bits every day, I will have a lot of days throughout the month where I can work on it a lot…. But honestly I’m not in a huge hurry. I’m looking forward to the building process because I like building things.
While a few people have completed some in about a year, I think a more realistic timeline is probably 3-5 years… I think that’s where most people end up, unless they are retired or have a lot of spare time and make building a full time job each day. I’ll have a better idea as I progress on the tail kit.
Think about adding a top layer of particle board on top of your tables. Also let the top extend over the other top to be able to clamp parts down. I used 3/4" particle board on my tables I used to build my RV7. Looking forward to following your build.
That’s a great tip… I thought about extending the overhang on the tops, but I like the thought of another layer. Thanks!
Congratulations. I shall now live vicariously through you.
Thanks… I’ll try to give you some fun stuff to watch!
lookin forward to following along!! :) have a great one!
i woulda been hard pressed to NOT go VELOCITY ;) ehehhehe but yea kinda a fanboy of those from the BEECH2000 days... so yea... anyhow... ;)
but...
in the werld of NOT METAL or
about COMPOSITISS....
that COMPAIR (honest) 6 seater sure is INTRESTING!!!!
Yeah I’ve been a fan of the velocity since 2000, but just don’t want to do resin and glass work every day :)… thank for watching!
Congratulations. Its great fun. As someone who is over 1,000 documented hours into a 14A build I can tell you that you will have many hours of enjoyment and a few hours of sheer frustration. At the end of the process we will end up with incredible machines. Don't forget that there is a tremendous community out there for support which has been useful to me in saving time and money during the build. Looking forward to future videos on your process. BTW. Welcome to the "A" club. You will be getting a lot of flack from the tail dragger club. Nothing to be done. 😁
How many more hours until your RV is finished? I have no idea how many hours it takes.
Yeah already a few pokes about the A, but it’s all good fun. I’m already on the RV Builder and 14 builder FB pages. Lots of good stuff out there. Really looking forward to the first rivets… and the occasional frustration :). Be sure to let me know how your build goes… thanks!
Looks like a lot of fun ahead. like a kid in a candy store, ha ha
Indeed!!! :)
looks like it'll be a fun build, I'll look forward to seeing the updates on your journey
Thanks very much! Looking forward to it...
Keep On Grinding Brother 💪
Thank you!
An A model?!? Is it for your daughter? JUST KIDDING! I have Emp, Wing, and Fuse kits for my 14 and will be starting my build soon as well! Have fun!
LOL :) Looking forward to it let me know how your build goes…
Congratsssss
Thank you!
Congratulations, I thought the delivery time would be much longer.
It originally was but a few people canceled their orders with the bankruptcy reorganization going on at Vans so I think that moved me up a little. Sounds like around 80 percent of people like me kept their orders though and I have complete faith in the company. It a solid company with an excellent product and loyal customer base, so they’ll be fine.
A really enjoyable video - thanks. My dad (a pilot and A&P) built a Briegleb BG-12 sailplane in our garage. Finding the space to build an aircraft with a 50' wingspan took some planning! (Also - there's a typo in your title.)
Glad you liked it… thanks for catching the typo. I fixed it. Can’t believe no one else saw it lol. Yeah I’ll have to move it to a hangar before I attach the wings, but mine are much shorter that 50. That would be a challenge indeed.
Are you retired where you can spend serious time building or will you be working evenings and weekends
Not retired, but I do get more days off than most people, so while I won’t get to work on it for little bits every day, I will have a lot of days throughout the month where I can work on it a lot…. But honestly I’m not in a huge hurry. I’m looking forward to the building process because I like building things.
Very cool and exciting. What is your initial timeline guess to have it complete?
While a few people have completed some in about a year, I think a more realistic timeline is probably 3-5 years… I think that’s where most people end up, unless they are retired or have a lot of spare time and make building a full time job each day. I’ll have a better idea as I progress on the tail kit.