Five years...to the day.

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Mon Jul 05, 2010 7:10 pm

I couldn't have planned this any better. Weird. Five years ago TODAY, I started the build of my RV-7.

Today, I call the build project DONE, and ready for inspection!

Hehe...the PROJECT is done...not the airplane!

Inspection is tomorrow!

Joe Parish · Post by **Joe Parish** » Mon Jul 05, 2010 8:45 pm

Congrats Chad!

Good luck on your inspection

hydroguy2 · Post by **hydroguy2** » Mon Jul 05, 2010 8:56 pm

way to go Chad.

Brantel · Post by **Brantel** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 7:37 am

Best of luck Chad but I know you don't need any luck. Your airplane is ready...

Great day when you get the pink slip!!!

Can't wait to see the first flight video!!!!!

I would love to be there to experience the emotion all over again!

cnpeters · Post by **cnpeters** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 8:41 am

Sweeeeeetness! Give us a blow by blow on how the inspection goes. When have you figured to do first flight?

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 8:56 am

Just got off the phone with the DAR, we're gonna do lunch to go over paperwork, then head to the hangar...

No idea on a first flight date yet...

Post by **Spike** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 9:14 am

This is really neato Chad. Great job!

TomNativeNewYorker · Post by **TomNativeNewYorker** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:51 am

cjensen wrote:I couldn't have planned this any better. Weird. Five years ago TODAY, I started the build of my RV-7.

I bet you could have gotten it done in about three years if you didnt stop to count all those rivets. hehehehehe

http://www.chadandbrittne.com/Numbers.htm

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 6:27 am

TomNativeNewYorker wrote:
cjensen wrote:I couldn't have planned this any better. Weird. Five years ago TODAY, I started the build of my RV-7.
I bet you could have gotten it done in about three years if you didnt stop to count all those rivets. hehehehehe

http://www.chadandbrittne.com/Numbers.htm

You're probably right Tom!!

airguy · Post by **airguy** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 8:21 am

Good job!

I'm starting to despair of getting back into my own shop, I started my project 2.5 years ago and I'm mid-way through the fuse, but I'm about to put my house on the market and move about 30 miles away to some land I just bought, and live in a smaller place while building my big house. My workshop will now be 15 minutes down the road instead of in my garage, and I can just see the calendar pages flipping by as project completion gets pushed back...

I should have about 2 years between the move and the big house, saving up money for the build, I'm just hoping I can squeeze enough cash out of the budget for the engine, prop, and panel to finish it in that time period. I know once we start on the house project time is going to be tight...

Mike Balzer · Post by **Mike Balzer** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 10:33 am

Thats great Chad,
When I am asked how long it will take me to build my 8 I tell everybody 10 years.

Congratulations,

Mike Balzer

Bob Barrett · Post by **Bob Barrett** » Fri Jul 09, 2010 5:05 pm

I was told by a RV builder at Oshkosh in 2006 that the average build time for and RV was 10 years. It took me ten years and l days from the day I got the empenge until it was signed off by the DAR! Of course I had changed to quick build so I am slower than most.

Yesterday and today Our Daughter, her husband, three oldest sons got their first ride in N 784TB. I thank the Lord for these two days! 96 hours on the Hobbs.

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