I realize that this is an impossible question, but I'm just looking for some guidance.

How long should it take to build a Quick Built RV-10?

Everything new (engine, prop etc...)

IFR cross country aviionics.

Working on it 16 to 20 hours a week.


Paul

> wrote in message
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> I realize that this is an impossible question, but I'm just looking for
some guidance.
>
> How long should it take to build a Quick Built RV-10?
>
> Everything new (engine, prop etc...)
>
> IFR cross country aviionics.
>
> Working on it 16 to 20 hours a week.

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0005148.html

wrote:
> I realize that this is an impossible question, but I'm just looking for some guidance.
>
> How long should it take to build a Quick Built RV-10?
>
> Everything new (engine, prop etc...)
>
> IFR cross country aviionics.
>
> Working on it 16 to 20 hours a week.
>
>
> Paul

I'd check the Van's web site as they offer approximate time to build for
all of their kits.


Matt

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>> How long should it take to build a Quick Built RV-10?
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> http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0005148.html

Life Expectancy at Birth by Race and Sex, 1930–2002

Ok what does that have to do with the queston?
John

There are 15 flying RV-10's. I don't know if that includes the two
factory prototypes. Since the kits have only been available for two
years, that means a two year or less build time is reasonable.

wrote:
> I realize that this is an impossible question, but I'm just looking for some guidance.
>
> How long should it take to build a Quick Built RV-10?
>
> Everything new (engine, prop etc...)
>
> IFR cross country aviionics.
>
> Working on it 16 to 20 hours a week.
>
>
> Paul

> wrote in message
...
>I realize that this is an impossible question, but I'm just looking for
>some guidance.
>
> How long should it take to build a Quick Built RV-10?
>
> Everything new (engine, prop etc...)
>
> IFR cross country aviionics.
>
> Working on it 16 to 20 hours a week.
>
>
> Paul

IIRC, Vans projected something like 2500 hours for the standard kit, and
they project the QB's offer a 35% savings. The math says 1,625 hours..

If you've built an airplane before, you'll probably meet that estimate if
you don't get carried away and install a Starship Enterprise panel. If
you've never built an airplane before, I'd guess 2,000 hours plus time for
any extras you add. If you want an Oshkosh Grand Champion quailty airplane,
figure 3x the time...

My RV-6 took about 3,000 hours. I built the engine and painted the
airplane. Those two things (especially the paint) added 100 or more hours.
Working in a small shop didn't help...

KB

It sounds like a minimum of 4 years. I thought the RV-10 was out only a
little over a year?

In article >,
> wrote:
>I realize that this is an impossible question, but I'm just looking for
>some guidance.
>
>How long should it take to build a Quick Built RV-10?
>
>Everything new (engine, prop etc...)
>
>IFR cross country aviionics.
>
>Working on it 16 to 20 hours a week.

Whatever you hear from anybody else, remember to take "Cheops' Law" into
account --

"Nothing *ever* gets done on time, or within the budget."

wrote:
> I realize that this is an impossible question, but I'm just looking for some guidance.
>
> How long should it take to build a Quick Built RV-10?
>
> Everything new (engine, prop etc...)
>
> IFR cross country aviionics.
>
> Working on it 16 to 20 hours a week.
>
>
> Paul
Chap across the road is building one, most all the quick-build stuff.
He's a specialist dentist and can take every wednesday arvo off as well
as weekends. He has built two RV6s, currently still owns and flies one.

He is meticulous in his work, buys only the best of everyhing and spends
just about every Sat/Sun/Wed arvo on the plane. He's been going a
couple of years and is currently completing the panel including EFIS/MFD
(engine etc all installed). He will get friends (in the business) to
paint and do some of the interior. He still thinks he has 6-12 months
to go?

So FWIW, experienced, but meticulous (fussy?) builder - not much change
out of 2.5-3 years elapsed. This I think is a better guage than average
number of hours - so if you put the weekly free time in you could be
flying in 2008 (of course he does take the odd weekend off to play with
his RV6)

HTH,
Kevin

"Lou" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> It sounds like a minimum of 4 years. I thought the RV-10 was out only a
> little over a year?

It depends. Some builders eat, sleep, and breathe their projects. Do that
and you might be able to hold a real job and still work 50 hours a week on
the plane. You could finish an RV-10 in under a year that way. You could do
even better if you were retired and could work 80 hours a week on the
project. Even better, as a retiree, you could work 80 hours a week and hire
someone to help you. You could probably finish one in <6 months that way.
You can also "build" one quickly if you get a pro shop build it for you (not
legal)...

The fast finishers are either very single minded, very efficient, or get
help of some form or fashion.

Long term, I expect that there will be a lot of RV-10's built in
professional shops. Again, not legal and not kosher.

KB

"Kevin Black" > >>
> Chap across the road is building one, most all the quick-build stuff. He's
> a specialist dentist and can take every wednesday arvo off as well as
> weekends.

[snip]

OK Kevin,

You have confused this old, fat, guy with your term "arvo". Is this a typo,
or an acronym, or an abbreviation, or am I just 'out of it'.

PLEASE take it easy on me, guys. It's been a tough week.

GWK

"Arvo" is Australian for afternoon. Just like "Fosters" is Australian for
beer. :)

-Mike

"videoguy" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Kevin Black" > >>
>> Chap across the road is building one, most all the quick-build stuff.
>> He's a specialist dentist and can take every wednesday arvo off as well
>> as weekends.
>
> [snip]
>
> OK Kevin,
>
> You have confused this old, fat, guy with your term "arvo". Is this a
> typo, or an acronym, or an abbreviation, or am I just 'out of it'.
>
> PLEASE take it easy on me, guys. It's been a tough week.
>
> GWK
>

If I were building an RV-10, I'd build it in real time too.

videoguy wrote:
> "Kevin Black" > >>
>
>>Chap across the road is building one, most all the quick-build stuff. He's
>>a specialist dentist and can take every wednesday arvo off as well as
>>weekends.
>
>
> [snip]
>
> OK Kevin,
>
> You have confused this old, fat, guy with your term "arvo". Is this a typo,
> or an acronym, or an abbreviation, or am I just 'out of it'.
>
> PLEASE take it easy on me, guys. It's been a tough week.
>
> GWK
>
>
Sorry, note to self, newsgroup primarily US not AUS - Asutralian slang
for afternoon - aopologies for the confusion. Bottom line: at about 2.5
days per week the all up time is around 2.5-3 years give or take.

Hope this helps,
Kevin