This entry was posted in preparation on september 8, 20 by adam. Empennage kit due to arrive on 10sept, so i better hurry up and get it ready. Construction sequence of this kit was adjusted to allow for priming, alterations and wing fuel tanks. The methods and procedures described herein are not necessarily. Complete documentation of the construction of my rv12 airplane kit from vans aircraft. Vans aircraft to bring rv12 manufacturing fully inhouse. Aircraft logbook, engine logbook, and propeller logbook are available. Rv builder sonny martin is not a small manbut this photo shows just how much.
Have all your builder logs, engine log, prop log, poh, a folder with all your manuals and certs for your equipment installed. My name is brandon flores and i have been a private pilot since january 2017 where the goal was always to own my very own airplane for. Hello and thanks for visiting my build page where you can follow along in my progress of building the vans rv12 experimentallight sport airplane. He did feel competent to do minor sheet metal, however. Vans aircraft is coming to the light sport market with the rv12 rather late. Adams rv12 build log just another airplane builder. Justin twilbecks real time rv 10 builders logbook to document and share the experience and efforts of building an airplane. To be clear, you can order just one subkit at a time, all of them at once, or any combination of subkits at any time. Below, in the construction log youll find all of my assembly. The rv 10 is done and has its faa airworthiness certificate. Upgraded rv12 kit light sportsport pilot ct flier forum. Group of folks who are building or who have built a vans rv 12 light aircraft. Its exceeding all expectations and is truly a joy to fly. The rv 12 more than met my flying needs given that most of my flights are local, vfr recreational flights with a few short cross country flights.
Joes rv 12 a builders log of vans lsa light sport aircraft. The biggest kitaircraft builder of them all vans aircraft and their incredibly. Rods builder log vans rv 8 i created this blog to meet the faas documentation requirements for airworthiness certification of amateur built aircraft and for anyone interested in my build progress. Present stage of construction photo 082717 the aircraft is about complete and in need of a power plant builder note. Now that the first rv 10 is done and flying along with enjoying the heck out of it, i am now going through build withdrawals so decided to start a new program to build another plane, the vans rv 12. The photo is the rv 10 as it is taxing off runway 36 at oshkosh 2014. Rv12is vans aircraft total performance rv kit planes. A site catering to the lifestyle of building and flying van s aircraft rv kitplanes. With the rv 12, van s aircraft created a lightsport aircraft that hit a sweet spot in the market while earning high marks from owners builders. From what i understand, vans is not planning on a retrofit for. Building an rv vans aircraft total performance rv kit planes. Well, i am soon going to be building an rv 12 elsa airplane in that space. From this page you can navigate to any aspect of the rv12 construction effort that youd like to see.
Ive never actually logged pic time in themthough ive flown them, i dont count it. In rv789101214 kits, rivet and bolt holes are prepunched into all the parts. Vans rv aircraft builders resources, videos, photos and. Vans produce the rv12 build manual known by vans as the kit.