On 26 Aug 2003 14:34:20 GMT, osite (RobertR237)
wrote:

:
:Sounds like a prescription for divorce! Even the quick build kits are still
:quite an undertaking. Yes, the quick builds do shorten the time required for
:assembling the airframe but that is only part of the building process. You
:still have all the wiring, finishing, engine, and other componets to complete.
:The best and fastest build time will still be in something in the order of 500
:hours or more depending on your adhearing to the plans and not doing any
:modifications.

There are a few ultralight and microlight (I know that's not a legal
category in the US but it's a good description) aircraft that take
less than 500 hours. A neighbor of mine built a CGS Hawk in 3 weeks
of steady work, probably 60 hours a week or so.