I am very close to committing to ordering an RV4. All kits at once (I'll explain why in a sec).
I am putting together a spreadsheet of of expenses: airframe, engine, avioncs, plus the options I want.
Here's my question: can someone give me the blank/basic measurements of the instrument panel? I know it's tight in the cockpit, so in planning for the avionics I'm really trying to figure out what I can squeeze in there. If someone can give me the dimensions, I'll be able to get some graph paper and draw in some options.
I know the RV4 has been discontinued. I know there can be a delay in ordering parts, etc. I get it.
I did speak to one of the women who take the orders, and she mentioned to me that they have RV4 parts on the shelves still and that they won't know what parts are missing from a particular kit until they start to fill the box with parts for a kit. She told me that there could be a delay of up to a year for any missing parts for a kit. She was unable to tell me which kits they were currently missing parts from.
Even so, I can't let go of my dream for an RV4!
To limit the delay in receiving any missing kit parts, my plan is to order all the kits at once. The idea being that they'll obviously inventory their shelves for what's missing for each kit, ship me what they have, and in theory I'll only have to wait at most a year for the remainder of the parts.
Hopefully another RV4 builder can get me the instrument panel dimensions, so I can plan for what avionics I want and complete my spreadsheet! Pics of completed panels and/or blank panels would be helpful too.
Thanks in advance.
Jeff
I am putting together a spreadsheet of of expenses: airframe, engine, avioncs, plus the options I want.
Here's my question: can someone give me the blank/basic measurements of the instrument panel? I know it's tight in the cockpit, so in planning for the avionics I'm really trying to figure out what I can squeeze in there. If someone can give me the dimensions, I'll be able to get some graph paper and draw in some options.
I know the RV4 has been discontinued. I know there can be a delay in ordering parts, etc. I get it.
I did speak to one of the women who take the orders, and she mentioned to me that they have RV4 parts on the shelves still and that they won't know what parts are missing from a particular kit until they start to fill the box with parts for a kit. She told me that there could be a delay of up to a year for any missing parts for a kit. She was unable to tell me which kits they were currently missing parts from.
Even so, I can't let go of my dream for an RV4!
To limit the delay in receiving any missing kit parts, my plan is to order all the kits at once. The idea being that they'll obviously inventory their shelves for what's missing for each kit, ship me what they have, and in theory I'll only have to wait at most a year for the remainder of the parts.
Hopefully another RV4 builder can get me the instrument panel dimensions, so I can plan for what avionics I want and complete my spreadsheet! Pics of completed panels and/or blank panels would be helpful too.
Thanks in advance.
Jeff