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Deems Davis
Joined: 09 Jan 2006
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 Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 8:11 pm Post subject: 2000 hour - progress report |
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A minor milestone occurred today - I logged my 2000th hour on the
project. I remember asking the 'list' what the halfway point was when I
had about 1050 hours logged. The answer I got back didn't make me happy,
as it suggested that based on my progress, I was not yet at the halfway
point. That meant I had at least that many more hours and then some to
go. Well, I don't' know how many more 'to go' I've got and heaven
knows I'm NOT the world fastest builder, But...... I've got a new
appreciation for the 90% done and 90% to go saying. I had been judging
my progress based on my rate of completing the Van's plans sections and
then extrapolating to an ultimate completion date. Well I've pretty much
completed the Van's plans sections, BUT I've got TONS more to do. I've
got a Word doc with 3 1/2 pages of 'to-do's on it. I'm working those
off, the problem is that I've been working on them for 6-8 weeks and
while I've completed many of the items, the list grows at about the same
rate as the checked off items. ?!?!?
A word to the wise from someone who wishes he'd done differently: All
the 'little things' that look/appear to be minor, and you tell yourself
"Oh I'll get that at the end....." quickly (before you know it) add up
to the 'other 90%'. And guess what else???? The reason you didn't do
them at the time was because they weren't as much fun as building a new
part and seeing the plane get bigger. Well....... After the plane is
'bigger' the 'little things' are still here ...... and ....... they're
still not fun!!!!!!!
Deems Davis # 406
Finishing - ( A Misnomer, but determined to get there ! )
http://deemsrv10.com/
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LloydDR(at)wernerco.com
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| Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 8:38 pm Post subject: 2000 hour - progress report |
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Hang in there Deems, you are getting close! After 10.6 hours and 68
landings logged, I can say this plane is worth it. It will be everything
you wanted and more. Now I just need to get home and git'r'done too. I
heard you were coming up to the dinner in a couple of weeks, make sure
to get Randy and others to give you a ride for motivation. This is when
you need it most to get you over the hump!
Dan "starting the up hill push to finish"
N289DT RV10E
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Tim Olson
Joined: 25 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 4:18 am Post subject: 2000 hour - progress report |
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Deems, you're still doing a fantastic job with it all. You're
pushing on, doing it right, and blazing trails at the same time.
I felt the same when I was re-working that fuel valve plumbing
and stuff like that. But, it is worth it and you are doing it
the right way.
You talked about your list that you made, that's a GREAT thing to
have. And you're right, it grows as you check things off. Until
you've finished the plane, (which I still don't know if I'd claim
I've "finished"), you really haven't any idea even how many more
tasks you have to complete. I did chop my list into sections
though:
Things to do before first flight
Things to do quickly after first flight
Things that can wait indefinitely
If you tried to do each and every thing you dreamed of doing
before you fly it, that may just bog you down. For instance, I
finally added some rear seat lighting, and that overhead lighting...
after 200 hours of flying. That job took a few hours too.
But, there was no reason it had to be done before first flight,
and waiting allowed me to get enough experience in the plane to
know what would work best, or at least well. The best thing you
can do is just pull some wire and leave it coiled up and
tucked away so when you want to add something electrical it's
not hard to do....especially if it involves running wires in
some of the tougher areas, like up the windshield support tube.
It's also a sad fact, but you tipped people off, but the things that
get piled onto that list are not only some of those little things
you skipped along the way, but they're also some of the more
miserable things in some cases. On the upside, once you get paint
on it your motivation level gets so high from seeing your plane look
so completed that it carries you mentally through those processes.
I don't really think a builder really needs to finish those detail
steps at the time they hit them in the plans...if they want to save
them, that's fine...just stick them on the list, but, they do add
up. I'm surprised myself by how completed the kit looks when you're
still at the halfway point...and by how incredibly long some of
those minor tasks take. But, an hour is still an hour, and
ever hour is progress...hang in there.
So, even though you aren't sure when you'll finish, what is appearing
to be your 1/2 way point if you estimate? I assume you are doing
like I did on your "list" and adding a quick time estimate to each
task. For me, I really consider 1/2 way there to be about the time
you're finishing the window and windshield installation. Where
were you at 1100 and 1200 hours?
Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
do not archive
Deems Davis wrote:
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A minor milestone occurred today - I logged my 2000th hour on the
project. I remember asking the 'list' what the halfway point was when I
had about 1050 hours logged. The answer I got back didn't make me happy,
as it suggested that based on my progress, I was not yet at the halfway
point. That meant I had at least that many more hours and then some to
go. Well, I don't' know how many more 'to go' I've got and heaven
knows I'm NOT the world fastest builder, But...... I've got a new
appreciation for the 90% done and 90% to go saying. I had been judging
my progress based on my rate of completing the Van's plans sections and
then extrapolating to an ultimate completion date. Well I've pretty much
completed the Van's plans sections, BUT I've got TONS more to do. I've
got a Word doc with 3 1/2 pages of 'to-do's on it. I'm working those
off, the problem is that I've been working on them for 6-8 weeks and
while I've completed many of the items, the list grows at about the same
rate as the checked off items. ?!?!?
A word to the wise from someone who wishes he'd done differently: All
the 'little things' that look/appear to be minor, and you tell yourself
"Oh I'll get that at the end....." quickly (before you know it) add up
to the 'other 90%'. And guess what else???? The reason you didn't do
them at the time was because they weren't as much fun as building a new
part and seeing the plane get bigger. Well....... After the plane is
'bigger' the 'little things' are still here ...... and ....... they're
still not fun!!!!!!!
Deems Davis # 406
Finishing - ( A Misnomer, but determined to get there ! )
http://deemsrv10.com/
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Deems Davis
Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 925
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| Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 7:30 am Post subject: 2000 hour - progress report |
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I have ever more appreciation for you guys that have full time jobs,
families and still finish a plane in a year and a half!  And then
there's guys like Dan Lloyd that do all of that and decide to add on and
complete a Masters Degree in the midst of their build !!!!!
Thanks for the encouragement. I was just 'finishing up' the Fuse (minus
wing attach) (at) 1100-1200 hrs. I've since added another 150-200hrs
according to my construction log
<http://deemsrv10.com/constructionlog.html> . The total hours through
the fuse is a little skewed because of some of the 'mods' I did (center
console, overhead console, also Sec 41 is where I logged most of my
time planning/building/wiring my instrument panel during last summers
heat). Tim, It was your comment about the windows that got me rethinking
my estimates! I put off installing my windows until just recently so
I'd have better access and less worry about damage, so I hope that
benchmark isn't true any longer in my case. I think that if you were
doing a straight slo-build with few/no mods that the end of the Fuse and
beginning of Finish is about the halfway point. My best estimate is that
I've got another 500hrs (+ / -) to go, so that would also correlate. Tim
you also inspired me to paint the plane before flying, I realize there's
different opinions about paint before or after, but I'm in the before
camp. I also think that getting it painted will pump some fresh wind
into the sails.
Deems /'Determined'/ Davis # 406
http://deemsrv10.com/
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