RV-4 build log: Tools arrived, more on primers

Monday, September 17, 2007

Tools arrived, more on primers

The tools from Averytools arrived today. These tools were efficiently and orderly packed, and the delivery went smooth, recommended!

Regarding primer, the epoxy option seems to be better and better. Stewart Systems uses Aeropicardie as an exclusive importer to Europe. Stewart Systems use a water based formulae, much less toxic than epoxy. An European importer seemed OK, but the prices will increase by at least 45% going through him compared with ordering directly from the USA. A quote for primers for the empennage only was 393 € ! I think that with 393 €, I can get enough epoxy primer for several RVs.

A very simple but hopefully functional drill press was bought at Biltema for 200 Kr (25€).

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Why?

For some reason people very seldom ask why I want to build an airplane, but they very often ask where. When I tell them, they immediately ask how I am going to get it out of there when it's finished...

Anyway, the real question to answer is probably why an RV-4 instead of some other plane. You just don't wake up one morning and say, "aha, it has to be an RV-4". Well, that was exactly what happened to me. I have always wanted to build real airplanes. I have looked at lots of kits, tried several finished ones, made large excel sheets, on and off for several years. Then I woke up one Saturday morning, everything was crystal clear, and the order for an RV-4 was sent to Van's before 10 AM the same day.

In hindsight, things like value, performance and so on can be brought up, and the RV-4 will come out among the best. But the truth is that some things in life has very little to do with logics and excel sheets.