Me too, same room, about 20 years ago - and will never cease being "reminded" of it, so enjoy your good fortune, pardner. :-) (name not shown, just in case) ------------------------------------------------------------------------
On 1/26/2015 5:44 PM, Mark Wegmet via KRnet wrote: > I take a lot of heat from co-workers because I have an airplane in progress > in my living room... of course I'm single, so (as they say) your mileage may > vary. > > Mark W. > N952MW > > -----Original Message----- > From: KRnet [mailto:krnet-bounces at list.krnet.org] On Behalf Of Chris Prata > via KRnet > Sent: Monday, January 26, 2015 5:56 PM > To: Rob Schmitt; krnet at list.krnet.org > Subject: Re: KR> Hours to build? > > This is great to get these totals. > I do plan to buy the wing skins. Probably fab everything else per the > original way. > A full time job is 2000 hours per year. > Robert, 1500 hours is on the low side of these times. Did you use any prefab > parts like wing skins? what was ur experience prior to starting to build the > KR? and why would you say you were faster than others? skill, work > environment, tools? > My current house doesnt have a garage. I do have a 20x30 fabric hangar at > the airport but it's three season due to the bottom has to be open for wind > compliance (which makes it complaint to over 100MPH winds). Of course there > is nothing stopping me from (I JUST realized!!!) building a 16x20 work shed > INSIDE my hangar, and heat it with a herosene heater or something to get 4 > seasons out of it! > > > > > > >> CC: chrisprata at live.com >> From: robert7721 at aol.com >> Subject: Re: KR> Hours to build? >> Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 11:11:06 -0600 >> To: gary769rv at verizon.net; krnet at list.krnet.org >> >> 1500 hours, less than $15k with basic instruments and used Revmaster VW. >> >> >>> On Jan 26, 2015, at 8:37 AM, Gary via KRnet <krnet at list.krnet.org> > wrote: >>> hour & $$$ >>> >>> Chris Prata via KRnet <krnet at list.krnet.org> wrote: >>> >>> Min 1500 hours, $29k and counting but with new o200 & glass panel. >>> >>> Gary >>> >>> >>> Here's another noob question. How many hours does a KR1 take to build? I > know it can really vary, but I'm hoping a few answers will come through and > give me a ball park. >>> Magazines used to say you could build one for $400, in about 40 hours, > and it would go supersonic. But now we have almost 50 years on the design > (can you BELIEVE that!) so realistic numbers are avail. >>> OH, what kind of $$$ have builders spent in recent build? >>> KR2 info ok too, they are prob similar ballpark $ and time. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. >>> To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to >>> KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org please see other KRnet info at >>> http://www.krnet.org/info.html see >>> http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to >>> change options _______________________________________________ >>> Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. >>> To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to >>> KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org please see other KRnet info at >>> http://www.krnet.org/info.html see >>> http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to >>> change options > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html see > http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > http://www.avast.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com
