Builder log
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Builder log
Would any of you share your hours logged in building a superstol?
Thanks! Oren
Thanks! Oren
- scubarider2
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Re: Builder log
Escapade/Highlander hybrid.....750 hours build time
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Re: Builder log
Thanks!
Do you or anyone else have a breakdown of hours for each phase?
Do you or anyone else have a breakdown of hours for each phase?
- scubarider2
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Re: Builder log
I kept a log of every hour I worked. Too much to post here and I did it by hand not on the computer.
Dennis
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- danerazz
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I have no idea how much time I have spent, and I don't want to know.
Also, I will NEVER add up all the receipts for everything. I think I would cry.
Also, I will NEVER add up all the receipts for everything. I think I would cry.
Dane
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Paralysis by analysis
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Re: Builder log
That's what I thought, too. But I'm close enough to the end of the build that I decided it was time to explore insurance. It turns out that I have a lot of money invested in what is not yet considered an airplane, because it hasn't flown. If the house burns, and the almost-an-airplane goes with it, I'll be insured only for the amount of the receipts I have.danerazz wrote:... I will NEVER add up all the receipts for everything. I think I would cry.
Well, the receipts are in a file in the room next to the workshop. They'd go up in flames, too. So I'm getting them organized and stored in a portable firesafe. And I'm going to get receipts for the stuff I swapped for, or paid cash for, even if they're just hand-written.
If things continue as planned, I'll never have to add up those receipts. N7340Z will fly and be insured as an airplane at a stated hull value. But if the house burns and I have to file a claim, I'll have receipts to add up... after the crying stops.
Richard Holtz
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Re: Builder log
Here's a link to my build log.
mykitlog.com/jnealon
It shows the total time, so far. I'm just finishing up the panel and electrical system now. The hours logged do not include the time spent looking for something I just had in my hand five minutes ago. My kit log also has an expense log feature that does not appear on the website. So far I'm at $26,000 and change not including the cost of the kit. The only major expense I have left is an ELT and a little paint for the cowling, turtledeck and trim pieces.
mykitlog.com/jnealon
It shows the total time, so far. I'm just finishing up the panel and electrical system now. The hours logged do not include the time spent looking for something I just had in my hand five minutes ago. My kit log also has an expense log feature that does not appear on the website. So far I'm at $26,000 and change not including the cost of the kit. The only major expense I have left is an ELT and a little paint for the cowling, turtledeck and trim pieces.
John Nealon
Wasilla, Alaska
Highlander Extreme #191
mykitlog.com/jnealon
Wasilla, Alaska
Highlander Extreme #191
mykitlog.com/jnealon
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I loosely added things up and it doesn't seem as bad as I thought, but the countless aircraft spruce orders and other miscellaneous $100 orders surely add up, not sure what they add up to, but they add up. Only expensive things I have left are paint, prop, and hoses/hose fittings. Finally making good progress again! The radial highlander will fly, would love to say this year but next spring is more likely, too much already on my plate for this summer.
Dane
Paralysis by analysis
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Paralysis by analysis
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