johngoodman
Joined: 18 Sep 2006
Posts: 530
Location: GA
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 Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 5:51 pm Post subject: When to order QB wings & Fuselage |
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It's been sneaking up on me but I'm on page 8-8 and I've got some skins in some ugly (but functional) cradles with a few clecos in them. I've been pretty religious about 3 to 4 hours a day and plan to continue through Christmas. I arrived at page 8-8 with about 120 hours of build time (I'm very stingy with calling shop time build time, so that's pure fabrication hours). I've read John Jessen's comments on what build time really is and I agree, but I need a little friendly guessing from you pros.
Vans needs up to 4 months for QB wings & fus. Apparently you need to order both at the same time if you want a QB - I guess they are matched? Anyway, I need to plan some lead time so I'm not sitting in the garage with nothing to do. Also, I've got a little twist - the "CFO" is taking me on a two month cruise Jan 9 thru Mar 9th. Bad timing for the arrival of a big QB kit. Also, two months of dead time. Here are my decision points:
• Should I order a QB set right now?
• If it doesn't come before Jan 7th, can I delay it to a set date such as March?
• If I don't actually get it until after Mar 9th, would I be better off (and $10k richer) getting the slow build wings ASAP?
• The "CFO" has plans for me in May & June.
My goal is to be ready for some serious fire wall forward buying at Oshkosh next summer. If I finish the empennage before Thanksgiving, would I be better off getting the slow build and ending up in the same place (hopefully)? A lot of advice would be appreciated.
John
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