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Poll #2: What Part of your RV are U working on?

What part of the RV are you working on?

  • Haven't Started

    Votes: 4 3.3%

  • Tail Kit

    Votes: 10 8.3%

  • Wing Kit

    Votes: 15 12.5%

  • Fuse Kit

    Votes: 23 19.2%

  • Finishing Kit/Firewall Forward

    Votes: 39 32.5%

  • Flying

    Votes: 29 24.2%
  • Total voters
    120
gvgoff99

gvgoff99

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The original Poll on this topic was sent out in 2005. It seemed like a new poll would be interesting to see if the demographic of the people reading these forums has changed. :)
 
I'll jump in and say I haven't started, but the excitement is building. I plan to place my order for the tail kit early next year so I can start working in the spring. The reason for the delay is that I'm finishing up a basement finishing project and I don't want to start one project without finishing another.

I was at Oshkosh this year and got a demo flight in the 9A and took in a workshop on riveting.
 
It changed for me

In 5 yrs I gone from dreaming about building an RV to being knee-deep into my RV-8 finishing phase (90% done, 90% to go).
 
Practice makes perfect

The fairings and wheel pants needs perfecting. I got some more inspiration after seeing some awe-inspiring RV's at Osh. A good winter project.
 
Changed for me too! In 2005, I voted in that poll as working on the empennage kit. Excited to say that in poll number 2, I'm flying!! :cool::cool:
 
Just finished doing the forward fuselage drilling and fitting the brake/rudder pedals. Been working on the kit for exactly 1 year this week. The first 90% goes pretty quick if you work on it regularly. Lots of choices to make for the last 90%. :p
 
When first poll was initiated I was already reading the forums and calculating if I could build an RV. Time was plenty money not. I am glad I started earlier (2006). Four years flipped and I am almost there in the last 90% final cowling fittting.
 
flying

The 'Borrowed Horse' has been flying 3 yrs this July. I spent 2 yrs building part time. I had a RV6 so was not in a hurry to finish the RV8
 
panhandler1956 said:
(90% done, 90% to go).
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Actually that's a bit of exaggeration. More realistically the ratio is 90% done, 50% to go.
The way I usually explain it is, "The build can be divided into 19 equal time segments, 10%, 20%, 30%,................. 80%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%,.............100%.
 
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