Scott,
Unless you and your partner are very experienced aircraft mechanics with a
well equipped, heated shop (maybe you are in Texas) and have no family
commitments that you should honor, I will emphatically state that YOU WILL
NOT be able to complete that project in 6 months. I emphasize YOU because one
might be able to contract out several areas such as the electrical system,
instrument panel, interior, painting, etc. etc. etc. and still finish in 6
months but even then I doubt it. Both of you putting in 40 hrs/week (do you
both work?) yields only 2080 hrs for the 6 months. There will be problems
with the plans, parts and other issues that will eat up time beyond your
belief. Have YOU thought about designing an electrical system and instrument
panel for the project? How much time will that take? What engine?, etc? etc?
etc? And when you are done building you will then get the privelidge of test
flying and debugging all of the systems in the aircraft.
After almost 9 years working on my Rebel, I am still looking forward to
getting it flying and am not sorry I started it. I thought it would take me 3
years but building problems, life, and family events have stretched it out a
bit. The "it's worth it" phrase is a very individual thing.
Maybe you can ask Gary if "it's worth it". (see post below)
Ah, what the heck, I think you can do it! Just buy it and we'll see how it
goes. Keep the list current on your progress. We'll be watching.
Mike D. how about a progress report on your SR? Have you done anything on it
in the past six months? Scott might like to know the reality of a SR project.
See bottom post.(Again, if YOU do the work. None of this farming everything
out.)
Good luck, you'll need it
Rick D.
Rebel 404R (Finishing engine baffling but cannot complete cowl mods till it
warms up a bit)
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On 1/26/03 6:30 AM,
WALNUT@JUNCTION.NET wrote to MURPHY-REBEL:
-> From <
walnut@junction.net> Fri, 24 Jan 2003 07:27:34 -0900 remote from
dcsol.com
-> Is there anyone out there that has started a super rebel from a fast
-> build kit. I am thinking of building one but feel intimidated by the
-> size of the project. I don't want a 5 year project. I am hoping that 2
-> people working 40 hours a week can be finished in 5-6 months. Is that
-> possible?
-> I would appreciate any feedback.
-> Thanks, Scott
->
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Rich, my divorce attny, and the judge of the case, would love for you to
-> purchase my partially assembled parts, and take away my opportunity to
-> personally enjoy this bird...
->
-> Sometimes you can sink your teeth into a bird... sometimes ya just get
-> feathers.... I gotta dissolve my interest(s) in a hurry!!!
->
-> Gary Buster
-> Bridgeport, Texas
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From:
MIKE.DAVIS@DCSOL.COM Number: 8265 Private: No
To: MURPHY-REBEL Reference: None Reads: 37
Date: 12/12/02 1:18 AM Received: No Exported
Subject: Re: Moose MOD's
Conference: murphy-rebel
No progress to report on 195SR... still got a few walls to finish on the
shop. It's been warm in Fairbanks, but not warm enough to work on a metal
airplane without heat in the shop!
Mike
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