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I've started to get stuff
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 5:36 am
by Snap
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 6:34 am
by captain_john
Snap, that is GREAT!!! Keep us posted as to your progress!
BTW, I love the pictures you come up with for your avatars!
CJ
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 10:00 am
by cjensen
awesome snap! before you know it, you'll be spending like you've never spent before.
nice pic!
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 10:43 am
by Snap
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 11:32 am
by cjensen
that one is hard to resist. i couldn't go without it once i got to the wings. too many holes!!!
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 4:48 pm
by bglentz
A thousand bucks! That's a great start! After some delay I am finally moving towards getting started myself. I am starting to get my shop together and my practice kit is next. So which -? is it you are going to be building?
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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 8:23 pm
by Snap
Do I really want to get into this?
It will be an RV-7A. More space in the panel for stuff and the Miss's will be happy. Not as much C of G movement so I don' t have to worry to much when I take larger friends for a fly. Oh yeah, I have no tail wheel time.
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 10:55 pm
by jim_geo
Good for you. Nice looking whirly bird. I'll have to get a picture of mine to post.
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 6:17 pm
by Thermos
Snap wrote:Well, it has already started. I think I have spent close to a $1000 in the last week.
Well, the first step to recovery is admitting that you have a problem...
Nice helo! Is that a -76C?
Dave
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 10:51 am
by Snap
Almost right. S-76A++ with Fully coupled auto-pilot down to the hover, 50ft, over water in cloud. Great machine. Love flying it. You can understand why I like EFIS and MFD's.
Re: I've started to get stuff
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 1:09 pm
by bglentz
Snap wrote:Hi all,
Well, I'm starting to get some tools together. Just spent abit of dough on the Avery site. Received my training kit from Van's the other day. Joined the local SAAA (Aussie EAA) and met some great guys. Looked at tools and made notes and started ordering. Should only be about a month I think before I order the EMP.
Hey Snap, I know what you mean. I just moved to a new city and was pleased to find a local EAA chapter with people who have built RV's. I also met other builders who have built other kits so help is only a phone call away. I have also gotten A LOT of great info from this site. In fact I have tools out on loan already!
I have really enjoyed the preparation so far!
I also found and got involved in the restoration of a WWII WACO Glider for a museum in northern Wisconsin. We have one WWII vet there who flew on them during the war. He has some very interesting stories.
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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 6:10 pm
by Thermos
Snap wrote:Almost right. S-76A++ with Fully coupled auto-pilot down to the hover, 50ft, over water in cloud. Great machine. Love flying it. You can understand why I like EFIS and MFD's.
Oops...it's hard to tell unless you can see the inlets! Until last December I was part of the FAA certification engineering group that's responsible for the S-76. Took me a couple of years to learn the differences between the As, Bs, Cs and ++'s!
Dave
