Guess what???
I had to go to San Diego on business so I got in touch with Dan the Man. He gave me a ride in his RV7 and let me get some stick time. If you ever get to meet this guy don't pass it up. He is a real gentleman and awesome pilot. Here are some Pics for the trip.
May 4 2008 mark 4 full years on the project. I still have a ways to go but you have to keep at it. Kind of like the tortoise and the hair. Every little bit helps.
Not sure what happend to Jim Smith and James McClow. I have not been able to reach either one. Both of them were doing really well. Its a shame to see their websites gone.
This site will serve as a progress report as well as sharing any tips along the way. The
RV community has always been one to share their ideas which is what helps make this huge task
of building an airplane possible. I am sure I have friends that will think I have lost
my mind to do this. This will help them keep track of my insanity along the way.
We hope you enjoy the site. We will offer goodies
such as:
- Daily logs for the empennage, wings, fuselage, finish kit, engine and more with photographs
- Online photo gallery
- And things we haven't even thought of yet!....
The biggest difference is the kit. The RV-7/7A kit is the most highly advanced kit Van’s
has produced, and maybe the easiest to build. Computer aided design and computer
controlled production tools mean that the parts fit exactly as they should.
Traditionally, the task of locating, aligning, drilling and preparing the thousands of
rivet holes has fallen to the airplane builder. It’s not particularly difficult, but it
is repetitious and there are many opportunities for error. In the "matched hole"
RV-7/7A kit, a computerized punch press locates and punches all the rivet holes during
manufacture, so the builder can pull the parts out of the box, align the holes and begin
assembly immediately.
