So are you going to make an engine mount for the prime 370 195HP engine?
@Cabernet2000Ай бұрын
Newbie. Saved your video. I have problems with motorhome screws into aluminum loosening. Rivets seem to be the replacement to hold two surfaces together. I will test this out. Thank you.
@ericsimpson11763 ай бұрын
Oh ya cant wait to live in portland
@coolbrogoodstory79553 ай бұрын
Anybody else almost fall asleep
@VictoryAviation3 ай бұрын
This drone footage is next level. Great job drone team!!! Also super excited to see these out flying in the wild!
I have a question regarding dimpling: Do you use the same tool to dimple the tank cover and the ribs? I have seen that there is available also a deeper dimpler for the ribs. In the first case there should be left a gap of 0.01" between ribs and cover, and in the second case this gap should be ideally 0" all along the union. Which is the best way to go? Is it better to leave a gap to be filled by the sealer or is it better to keep the gap as small as possible, say cero?
@scottmcdaniels32543 ай бұрын
As I mentioned at some point in the video, I do not recommend use of the oversized tank dimple dies. Thousands of RV’s have been built using the standard dies for all mating parts, with no problems.
@cirrlus3 ай бұрын
If you gonna show closeups of your hands, please at least cut and clean your nails........
@matthewcarlson17484 ай бұрын
Will it be at Oshkosh this year?
@WiekingderViking5 ай бұрын
Have you considered contacting Fatigue Technology in WA state?
@darenbusciglio76905 ай бұрын
Scott what an excellent demo covering all areas. What a huge amount of info. Thanks!!!
@hardy_bm5 ай бұрын
I ordered a replacement rudder at the height of the laser cut part period (Jul/14/2022) order number 213355. I have received no email and I have had no response to my multiple emails to Orders.
@parotato5 ай бұрын
Maybe I missed it in the video, but for those who want to purchase QB replacement assemblies, what actions do they take? The form I received back when I initially ordered my lasercut replacements didn't have the option/pricing for them.
@airmailman19715 ай бұрын
Van's is the most professional/trust worthy company that I know of. Thank You!
@toohip19595 ай бұрын
I very much appreciate Van's approach to dealing with the challenges that they have faced and continue to face.
@soulofastro5 ай бұрын
chicken bomb competition at Oshkosh when?
@deeremeyer17495 ай бұрын
You mean that HUGE "BOOM" IN YOUR BUSINESS THAT "MADE" YOU SWITCH FROM PUNCHING HOLES TO LASER MELTING THEM DIDN'T SEND REVENUE AND PROFITS "SKY-HIGH"?
@deeremeyer17495 ай бұрын
Punched hole shops had more work than they could keep up with. Laser cutter shops were twiddling their thumbs. Hmmm. Just a coincidence I'm sure. Yeah. Right. Lasers do not cut HOLES. They cut OPENINGS. Holes are MADE. Punching them is a "constructive" process because the dies CONTROL THE PROCESS. Lasers HEAT THE BASE METAL and an AIR JET does the actuall cutting. Much like Oxy-Acetylene cutting only the laser process uses atmospheric air which is not "PURE" like the oxygen cutting "jet". And there is no PRECISE CONTROL with a laser under "computer control" because current, air flow and "feed speeds" are not precisely and "infinitely" VARIABLE. No other shop CUSTOMER is using your dies IF your "engineering" is actually PRECISE. EVERY OTHER CUSTOMER THAT COMES IN THE DOOR USES "YOUR" TOOLS LASER CUTTING AND THERE ARE "CONSUMABLES" THAT ARE REPLACED ON A "TIME" BASIS VS. A "VOLUME" BASIS. MEANING YOUR "ENGINEERING" IS SUBJECT TO HOW LONG THEY HAVE BÈEN IN USE ON OTHER CUSTOMER WORK NOT HOW "WORN OUT" THEY ARE.
@CalitranoN6 ай бұрын
my guitar case hinges have rivets and I have broken drill bits and whatever you call that punch, they break in half... you can't drill a round surface everything. just slips right off, been working this for weeks now...
@rickc3036 ай бұрын
We can do without the music
@tfay4126 ай бұрын
have you gone to the Bahamas and South America yet? If so, how easy was it to get them to allow you to fly in their airspace with this plane? Thanks
@chipscholl52936 ай бұрын
To emerge as a profitable company allows you to pay your creditors in full. Not 55%. Without making creditors whole leaves your name tarnished. I will have paid $15,750 for which I received nothing. Not to mention the time building a tail that’s now worthless. This is not great news for me, so spare me your exuberant enthusiasm. You must know this feeling is prevalent since you left the comment turned off on the restructure approval video.
@wallywally82826 ай бұрын
Good to see that Vans might have a future yet. BUT let’s not forget how they destroyed their own trustworthiness, ruined many a customers long life dream, bare that in mind when you outlay a fortune! There’s a saying…..I forgive but I’ll never forget!
@LThomasAviation6 ай бұрын
Yeh everything is great and no one got ripped off.
@jimydoolittle31296 ай бұрын
It is good to see you back in action 💪✈️🇺🇸
@YUN-v4q6 ай бұрын
I have assembled an RV-9A in China. It is a very good kit aircraft, but my English is very poor. Can I understand this sentence?
@garysanchez57446 ай бұрын
yes, over communicate, its the best way, dont leave any questions out there. thank you!
@notlisted-cl5ls6 ай бұрын
time to outsource yer crap and company to china.
@AlbertHess-xy7ky6 ай бұрын
Have you ever built an airplane.
@oldschool19936 ай бұрын
Oh Boy- I want to work on airplanes- but Portland, no thanks.
@johnwalters8786 ай бұрын
Vans has screwed their vendors. Shame on you!
@sblack486 ай бұрын
They ran out of money. Every company that goes into chapter 11 short changes creditors for a time. Hopefully things will go back to normal and vendors will be back to getting paid in full. Would you have preferred that they paid off more to their vendors (but certainly not all) and went bankrupt and then their vendors would have lost all future business? Or are you just angry that the money fairies didn’t descend from heaven and pay everyone with magic dust?
@johnwalters8786 ай бұрын
They can still recover from bankruptcy without not paying their vendors. Those vendors worked hard making parts in good faith. How you you like it if you got paid half for months of work already produced. They will not receive full payment on services rendered. It’s not the vendor’s fault of Van’s poor management.
@sblack486 ай бұрын
@@johnwalters878 no I wouldn't like it and yes they delivered in good faith and no it's not their fault it is Vans' bad management and some poor engineering decisions. But vendors getting temporarily stiffed is the lessor of 2 evils. If they don't manage their finances and get back on a stable footing and continue on a very disciplined path they will fail - this has already been proven . It's only by cutting staff and getting a lifeline from Van himself and chapter 11 protection that they survived. It's ugly, no doubt. But the important thing is that they survive and this is in the vendor's interest too. I'm not sure why you think they can pay everyone off if they just came within a hair of failing. Usually when companies file for chapter 11 it is the end, so we should be glad that they are continuing and will hopefully be able to put this behind them as will the vendors, who will be able to continue doing business. I suspect without Vans some these vendors would shut down permanently as well.
@cramersclassics6 ай бұрын
Refreshing to see Vans doing such a professional job with their reorganization. As a Vans aircraft owner I find this integrity reinforces my faith in my aircraft and the company.
@justanotheraviator23576 ай бұрын
Im glad to see Vans on the path to recovery!
@muhammadsteinberg6 ай бұрын
The aviation community needs VANS and other experimental companies to exist. I'm happy to hear how things are going forward and appear to be getting back on track. I look forward to receiving the updated parts for my RV-10 build.
@backcountyrpilot6 ай бұрын
I’ve had a 7A, a 7, an 8, and now a 14A. Where’s my RV-15! 🤷🏼♂️
@FixItKris6 ай бұрын
This is great news. Look forward to receiving my parts soon 🤞 Until then I have lots of parts to rub down for alodining.
@mikentx576 ай бұрын
I am just curious about what was in your hand the whole time.
@Milkmans_Son6 ай бұрын
Very strange hand held device with buttons on it. Can't figure it out...
@Jackhammer9096 ай бұрын
Probably a remote so he can control a PowerPoint presentation that he's reading a script from
@FlyVansAircraft6 ай бұрын
@@Jackhammer909 Yup. Speed up and slow down the speed of the text prompts.
@mesillahills6 ай бұрын
I recently started monitoring Flightradar24 here in Las Cruces, NM. Starting 2 days ago three of your airplanes started buzzing the area. I live out near the airport and I hear them right now. They are 4, 6. and 8.
@didja6916 ай бұрын
Again, great update Greg. Thank you! Finally received my engine build update. Thank you for the work and thank the van’s team for their hard work and effort to come out of ch. 11.
@JMAv8Tor6 ай бұрын
RV-15! RV-15!! RV-15!!! UPDATES!🇺🇸🛫😎
@ericthomas81476 ай бұрын
Still waiting on LCPs. It's been a year now. Got the email and responded, and I'm really looking forward to building again. Here's hoping!
@shanecoffey19146 ай бұрын
Great update! Thanks for the continued communications. You guys really have stepped up to the plate in a big way!
@unclefreddy20096 ай бұрын
Thanks Greg, this is the exact engine order into we were waiting for.
@FlyVansAircraft6 ай бұрын
We will update you with any new info whenever it becomes available.
@Captndarty6 ай бұрын
Over two years lead for a 80-year-old boat anchor is criminal. How can Rotax create an engine with more components in a fraction of the time?
@derekradcliffe33136 ай бұрын
Haha. Cause rotax is a significantly larger company with deep pockets. Lycoming I imagine is very profitable - if you can’t be profitable with a several year waitlist…. Partial takeback. Textron appears to own lycoming. And they are bigger than Bombadier. I’d guess BRP makes more engines annually in total (not sure what percent are aviation engines)….
@rickwiggins2836 ай бұрын
125+ year old boat anchor. Thank you Karl Benz!
@DarrylZubot6 ай бұрын
Love the rotax engine. I only look at new aircraft that have rotax option.
@JoelHaley-z8w6 ай бұрын
So glad we are out of bankruptcy
@BergdisNorth6 ай бұрын
No mention of the elephant in the background, the RV-15. But my gosh does it looks good. One day I gotta sell a few dozen kidneys for one.
@FlyVansAircraft6 ай бұрын
The project is ongoing.
@prussiaaero18026 ай бұрын
your kidneys are safe. For now.
@Irjdunn16 ай бұрын
Is there a production path to ordering kits from 100% in-stock inventory, or do you expect manufacturing to remain as just-in-time manufacturing of orders from backlog?
@FlyVansAircraft6 ай бұрын
Actually, we've never manufactured just in time, in the literal sense. The large backlog of production work has been a challenge for a few years and we are catching up, which means shorter lead times. Our production batches are intended to help ensure we can have kits ready to go for customers without building up a large inventory that sits. Mostly it's about ensuring the inventory is properly balanced and therefore ready to be packed and shipped. Good progress on that front.
@bertschb6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the update Greg! It's always great hearing from you. I'm REALLY enjoying my -14A build.
@FlyVansAircraft6 ай бұрын
Glad you're enjoying it - Just wait until you fly it!! :)
@aprianto19857 ай бұрын
Great aircraft
@joshuabennett73347 ай бұрын
If you use a palm drill it becomes like a extension of your pointer finger and becomes intuition to drill straight. I only use a battery power drill if I am somewhere I don’t have shop air access