A fancy paint job can add several long weeks of work. Even small changes to the airframe can consume mind-boggling amounts of time. Extensive avionics, besides being expensive and heavy, take a lot of time to install. We’ve often wondered what he could do with a QuickBuild! What can you do to help ensure you finish your RV in a reasonable amount of time?
Try that on your calculator! There are only 2040 hours in 85 days… so if Jerry worked 12 hours a day with no breaks and no days off, the complete airplane only took 1020 hours. That included paint, avionics, upholstery - everything. At the other end of the spectrum Jerry Scott, of Chino, California, completed an award-winning RV-6 from an older Standard Kit (manufactured before any pre-punched components were available) in 85 days. To give you some idea of the possible variation, one builder using a QuickBuild Kit for an RV-7 reported 25,000 hours to complete. QuickBuild kits are available for the RV-7/7A, RV-8/8A, RV-9/9A, RV-10 and RV-14/14A. The RV-12iS takes the least time: Perfectionists always take longer than average (perfection is a common affliction in airplane building, regardless of model), but most RV-12iS builders average around 800 hours - and a few have completed the whole thing in about 650!īuilding from a QuickBuild kit will typically cut these times by 40-50%. The most modern matched-hole RV-14/14A kit might take about 1000-1300 hours. The more advanced RV-7/7A, RV-8/8A and RV-9/9A standard kits with pre-punched parts take about 400-500 hours less. There are so many variables and factors that affect building time, almost any answer will only be true for a small number of builders.Īs a rough approximation, based on builder reports we estimate 2000-2200 hours of work will complete an RV-3, RV-4 or the big RV-10 from the Standard kit. Setting goals and timetables are motivational tools, but in the end it is only finished when you are satisfied that you have constructed an airworthy bird.That’s probably one of the most difficult questions to answer accurately. I have in stock a new Lycoming in the crate, AFS Quick Panel, Catto propeller, Vetterman exhaust, electrical and pretty much everything else I need that was ordered almost a year ago. The timetable for my current project (Javron Super Cub) has been delayed at least 6 months due to availability of steel tubing to build the fuselage.
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My RV6 slow build took 2 years, RV7 QB 14 months, but I had a lot of free time and parts availability was not a problem. Not so easy these days with lead times for kits, avionics, engines and misc. It helps if you can plan ahead and have everything in stock when it is needed. One can set approximate timetables, but you always will get thrown a curve ball now and then. Just a few include: builder experience, available time, shop setup, assistance, determination, dedication and now parts availability.
There are so many variables to take into account.
Build times vary wildly from months to many, many years.
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