X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 09:48:14 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m21.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.2] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.0) with ESMTP id 1481249 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:30:36 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.2; envelope-from=PTACKABURY@aol.com Received: from PTACKABURY@aol.com by imo-m21.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.6.) id q.3b9.172aeb85 (39330) for ; Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:30:03 -0400 (EDT) From: PTACKABURY@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <3b9.172aeb85.326650fb@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:30:03 EDT Subject: Hours to build IV, non-P X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1161099003" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5326 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1161099003 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I have read these responses with some interest as I inch, no creep towards a first flight this fall, hopefully. Mine is a non pressurized LIV with fast build door and tail. I spent one week in Redmond closing the wings, horz and elevators. That was in May of '01. Since then I have worked 5 days a week, about 6 hours a day, maybe 45 weeks a year for 5.5 years (I am retired from organized labor; so this keeps me out of the bars). It has been mainly me, though the neighbor ladies helped flip wings and now that I am at the airport, I have some help from time to time--mostly semi unsought "advise" that adds to the hours. A few key strokes and 7425 appears!! Now I am doing a good bit of the interior myself, and of course that includes a year and a half of bodywork and priming, and I did not use any of the fast build options like firewall fwd and I wired most everything but the panel myself--but golly that is a big number. I made a few changes and custom do-dads that added hours, but I also built a LongEZ some years ago so I started with a bit of fiberglass experience. 7425 does not include fret and think time, or phone calls for help--but it does include some systems check out challenges like leaky fluids here and there and a current software incompatibility between Chelton, Crossbow and my laptop which is driving me crazy. So there you have it--one more voice--and yes I would do it again in a heart beat! paul tackabury, N94PT, mostly -------------------------------1161099003 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I have read these responses with some interest as I inch, no creep towa= rds=20 a first flight this fall, hopefully. Mine is a non pressurized LIV wit= h=20 fast build door and tail. I spent one week in Redmond closing the wing= s,=20 horz and elevators. That was in May of '01. Since then I have wo= rked=20 5 days a week, about 6 hours a day, maybe 45 weeks a year for 5.5 years (I a= m=20 retired from organized labor; so this keeps me out of the bars). It ha= s=20 been mainly me, though the neighbor ladies helped flip wings and now that I=20= am=20 at the airport, I have some help from time to time--mostly semi=20 unsought "advise" that adds to the hours. A few key strokes and 7= 425=20 appears!! Now I am doing a good bit of the interior myself, and of cou= rse=20 that includes a year and a half of bodywork and priming, and I did not use a= ny=20 of the fast build options like firewall fwd and I wired most everything but=20= the=20 panel myself--but golly that is a big number. I made a few changes and= =20 custom do-dads that added hours, but I also built a LongEZ some years=20 ago so I started with a bit of fiberglass experience. 7425 d= oes=20 not include fret and think time, or phone calls for help--but it does includ= e=20 some systems check out challenges like leaky fluids here and there and a cur= rent=20 software incompatibility between Chelton, Crossbow and my laptop which is=20 driving me crazy.

So there you have it--one more voice--and yes I would do it again in a=20 heart beat!

paul tackabury, N94PT, mostly

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