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Post subject: Re: Rans S-7s Courier; Anyone have experience or opinions? Posted: 16 Aug 2017, 10:49 |
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Joined: 04/01/13 Posts: 6268 Post Likes: +6942 Location: Overland Park, KS (KOJC)
Aircraft: 1975 Bonanza F33A
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I'm thinking I'll just take a trailer out to Hays and pick up the fuselage kit. It sounds like they will knock a few buck off if they don't have to crate it. It's only a 4.5 hour drive.
I also think it will buy it in smaller "chunks". Just get the fuselage and tail kit first, then the wings, then the covering kit, then the finishing kit, lastly the FWF kit. That would spread the money out over a couple of years.
Jeff, your comment about the GW and Floats is a good one. I asked Randy about the 1320 GW and whether that was an LSA limit or a structural limit. I don't need it to be an LSA because I've got a regular license and medical anyway. He said as a homebuilt, the GW would be 1500 pounds or a little more. Basically, I'd develop the POH for the plane. As I look into this further, I'll dig into this because floats are important for what I want to ultimately do with the plane.
Thanks everyone for the feedback.
Jack
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Post subject: Re: Rans S-7s Courier; Anyone have experience or opinions? Posted: 16 Aug 2017, 10:53 |
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Joined: 11/03/08 Posts: 14567 Post Likes: +22924 Location: Peachtree City GA / Stoke-On-Trent UK
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jack, i like the Rans, but do yourself a favor and take a quick look into the highlander. That is a seriously impressive machine
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Post subject: Re: Rans S-7s Courier; Anyone have experience or opinions? Posted: 16 Aug 2017, 12:35 |
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Joined: 07/07/14 Posts: 114 Post Likes: +53 Location: Dumfries, VA (suburb of DC)
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If money is not a limiting factor, you might want to take a look at a Glastar Sportsman and the associated 2-week to Taxi program. http://glasairaviation.com/There were a number of them parked next to us at OSH this in HBC so I took the opportunity to take good look at them and very much liked what I saw. The airframe quality was very nice and I like the fact that you can convert them from tri-cycle to tail dragger to floats and back again.
_________________ Todd Stovall PP ASEL-IA RV-10 N728TT War Eagle!
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Post subject: Re: Rans S-7s Courier; Anyone have experience or opinions? Posted: 16 Aug 2017, 14:09 |
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Joined: 05/11/10 Posts: 12403 Post Likes: +11412 Location: Indiana
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Username Protected wrote: Rans does not give a time estimate for the project on their website, at least not that I can find. Here ya go: Attachment: image.png Shorter than I remembered last time I looked.
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Post subject: Re: Rans S-7s Courier; Anyone have experience or opinions? Posted: 16 Aug 2017, 14:15 |
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Joined: 11/03/08 Posts: 14567 Post Likes: +22924 Location: Peachtree City GA / Stoke-On-Trent UK
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typically those advertised times are to reach a point with the plane 99% built and only a few finishing touches remaining. In other words, about half done in terms of hours.
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Post subject: Re: Rans S-7s Courier; Anyone have experience or opinions? Posted: 16 Aug 2017, 15:32 |
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Joined: 04/01/13 Posts: 6268 Post Likes: +6942 Location: Overland Park, KS (KOJC)
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Username Protected wrote: typically those advertised times are to reach a point with the plane 99% built and only a few finishing touches remaining. In other words, about half done in terms of hours. That's pretty funny. Reminds me of a bathroom tile project... that never got quite done. Regardless, it's clearly easier and faster to build than a Van's RV. If I could get it done in 1200 hours and 3 years that's about the size of project I'm ready to take on. If I could get it done in 2 years and 800 hours, that would be even better. Jack
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Post subject: Re: Rans S-7s Courier; Anyone have experience or opinions? Posted: 02 Sep 2017, 16:20 |
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Joined: 02/13/11 Posts: 309 Post Likes: +92 Location: Austn, TX (KEDC)
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Username Protected wrote: Shorter than I remembered last time I looked. I really doubt it's possible to put together an S-7 in 700 hours, unless you're one of those serial builder types. I am based at an airpark where we have one of them. He built something like 14 airplanes. Yeah, he totally could do it. A first-time builder? NO WAY.
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Post subject: Re: Rans S-7s Courier; Anyone have experience or opinions? Posted: 02 Sep 2017, 17:34 |
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Joined: 11/12/08 Posts: 893 Post Likes: +250 Location: Liberty, MO
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Jack,
That is a nice looking plane. Does Rans have a builder's program there? Hayes is close enough that it would be fun to fly out and spend a few dats and have the work continue when you aren't there.
John
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Post subject: Re: Rans S-7s Courier; Anyone have experience or opinions? Posted: 02 Sep 2017, 20:23 |
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Joined: 12/12/07 Posts: 2948 Post Likes: +1462 Company: Stonehouse Supply,Inc. Location: Wellington-Palm Beach, Florida
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Username Protected wrote: http://www.ransclan.comGood site. I've started two homebuilts, abandoning one and presently losing interest in the other. Van has said -- and he's right -- that before committing to a homebuilt project you should identify what you're going to give up in order to build an airplane. Good luck!!! What are your 2 projects, and which one is the abandoning one?
_________________ "Don't Fight the Fed" ~ Martin Zweig
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Post subject: Re: Rans S-7s Courier; Anyone have experience or opinions? Posted: 03 Sep 2017, 06:52 |
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Joined: 05/11/10 Posts: 12403 Post Likes: +11412 Location: Indiana
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Username Protected wrote: What are your 2 projects, and which one is the abandoning one? I abandoned an RV-6 in 1997, when I started a second residency. Presently, there are RV-8 parts in the garage
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Post subject: Re: Rans S-7s Courier; Anyone have experience or opinions? Posted: 05 Sep 2017, 09:26 |
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Joined: 07/07/14 Posts: 114 Post Likes: +53 Location: Dumfries, VA (suburb of DC)
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Username Protected wrote: typically those advertised times are to reach a point with the plane 99% built and only a few finishing touches remaining. In other words, about half done in terms of hours. Regardless, it's clearly easier and faster to build than a Van's RV. If I could get it done in 1200 hours and 3 years that's about the size of project I'm ready to take on. If I could get it done in 2 years and 800 hours, that would be even better. Jack
That depends on the RV model. An RV-12 can easily be built in under 1000 hrs.
_________________ Todd Stovall PP ASEL-IA RV-10 N728TT War Eagle!
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