David Paule
Well Known Member
On my RV-3B project, I'm currently skinning the fuselage. The wings and tail are done but for the tips. I've got an engine and quite a lot of the miscellaneous systems or components, but certainly by no means all of them. Since so many of the small stuff needs to get ordered when I need them, I can't simply order a bunch of stuff in one package. I included tools in this, too; they're sort of a necessary part of the project, after all.
So far, not counting the airframe kits (but counting some replacement parts), my overall systems shipping cost is 5.3% of the total cost of the systems. It might have been a little higher but the engine shipping cost was included in the overall price so I couldn't include it separately. If I didn't include the engine at all, the systems shipping cost would have been 7.5%.
The cost of shipping the airframe kits themselves would have been 11.4%, except that my delivery was shared with another fellow's, and I paid less for the first increment.
Perhaps this might assist someone who is thinking of joining the builders here.
Dave
So far, not counting the airframe kits (but counting some replacement parts), my overall systems shipping cost is 5.3% of the total cost of the systems. It might have been a little higher but the engine shipping cost was included in the overall price so I couldn't include it separately. If I didn't include the engine at all, the systems shipping cost would have been 7.5%.
The cost of shipping the airframe kits themselves would have been 11.4%, except that my delivery was shared with another fellow's, and I paid less for the first increment.
Perhaps this might assist someone who is thinking of joining the builders here.
Dave
