dan.beadle(at)inclinesoft
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 Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 7:43 pm Post subject: No Title |
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For me, an RV builder, my decision process went as follows:
<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>While I am pretty confident in my ability, I have never built an airplane, so mainstream was important.
<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>I am not fond of fiberglass work (there is still plenty in the RV).
<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>I had never done aluminum work. So I went to a 2 day EAA riveting class. I did well, confidence soared. I CAN DO THIS.
<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>I didn’t want an orphan. Van’s has the most flying airplanes in the experimental world. But your other choices are also mainstreams. For me, oddballs with perhaps better performance, were not considered for the first plane.
<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>I looked at the accident data. Being a perfect pilot J - I didn’t worry about stupid pilot trick types of accidents – I looked for wings falling off, unexplained failures, etc. Van’s looked good.
I am about 70% complete. Van’s instructions have mistakes, but the support network is great – both from the factory and the lists.
I suspect that you will do well with whatever kit you pick. It is a long journey (for me, it will be 15 months – and that is pretty fast). You need to pick the plane that you can see yourself flying in the long run.
Hope this helps. See my blog at www.mykitlog.com/danbeadle and you will get an idea of the ups and downs of my project.
Dan
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