Van's Aircraft RV-10 Build: Fuselage Unboxing & Inventory

Brief recap of unboxing our Van's Aircraft RV-10 fuselage kit, doing inventory & getting organized, neat things we found, and how long it took us.
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[@lazycover]

I think the best way to count lot of similar part is to use a jewelry or kitchen scale. Just count, say, 20 of them manually and then weigh the whole bunch and do the math. Turn out to be quite precise!

[@schmidbc]

So happy for you guys that this got turned around by Vans so quickly. A good ending to a bad story, keep up the great work!

[@repineo]

So that’s what the box is supposed to look like!

[@vsavatar]

When I saw the crowbar and the grin, I instantly pictured you wearing an HEV suit with Gordon Freeman glasses.

[@bliefnick]

Happy to see your kit was whole this time!

[@garyreed2206]

Got a good chuckle at all of the "DO NOT STACK" stickers.

[@PlaneLady]

I'm just very happy it arrived without incident this time 😊

[@johnpiper82]

Now you look happy!

[@jamesbarton875]

One other alternative to inventorying those small parts that you have large numbers of, like washers, rivets, nuts, etc. is to have an accurate scale and weigh, like 10 pieces of whatever item it is. record the weight and then put all of that item on the scale and divide the total weight by your initial measurement (and then multiply by the number of pieces in your initial group) to figure out how many you have. Perhaps not as perfectly accurate as counting each one, but if you have a very accurate scale of appropriate size, it can actually be very accurate. And it is way faster than counting each one.

[@Mrcaffinebean]

That’s a great idea! I definitely wouldn’t have the patience to count them.

[@PlaneLady]

Good idea! 😊

[@kenbryant2570]

It made me laugh. That crate didn't have a scratch on it... Compared to the last one. So let's get it put together. I want to go flying.. lol Have a good day you 2.

[@robjohnson199]

Excellent!!

[@flyingnp4924]

Awesome. Happy for you guys that all went smooth this time. A little bit every day and soon you will be flying... Can’t wait to see it completed.

[@lancewilliams5726]

She’s so awesome, like to see women doing this type of work

[@crderkjr]

Holy cow - you guys are crazy counting all the washers and nuts! In the beginning of the build I ordered probably 100 or so extra washers of each size and a ton of extra 1032 nuts - you’ll need them.

[@Jwood737]

That crate looks sooooo different to the last one they sent you! Good to see :)

[@huntercraft9288]

Awesome!

[@timg60]

Whoot whoot!

[@1shARyn3]

Tiny parts: AN426AD3-3 rivets

[@PlaneLady]

Even lots of smaller aluminum pieces too! 😳

[@davesjourney1706]

Well done crew. Another great video.

[@PlaneLady]

Thanks 😊

[@kentcolgan6139]

Great that the fiasco is now history! And no damage at all!

[@friedclutch97]

Really happy to see you guys back on track. Keep the videos coming!

[@PlaneLady]

Thank you 😊 will do!

[@Mrcaffinebean]

Cool looking forward to seeing you all getting started on this!

[@PlaneLady]

We are too 😊

[@PeterG1216]

Keep up the great work!

[@auburnaviator6167]

Fantastic video. Glad you guys got it all sorted out. I may see an inventory error though (I wouldn’t have caught it but they did the same thing in my kit and ours were probably packaged on the same day since we received them only 1 day apart originally). At 9:26 in your video you show a large rivet and it is from bag 1313. According to the inventory that should be a 4-16 rivet. Mine were like a size 5 or 6 rivet. Much larger than a size 4. From the video yours looks like the same thing happened. You will use those early on in the first section so I didn’t want you to be stuck with the wrong thing early on.

[@PlaneLady]

I noticed that! I got out the calipers and figured out they were 6-16 (because there was no way those were 4’s). I thought it might be a typo in the inventory; are you saying we should have 4-16 rivets?

[@auburnaviator6167]

Plane Lady yes, you should have 6 4-16 rivets

[@PlaneLady]

Thanks for the heads up! I’ll give them a call

[@ericthomas8147]

Yay!

[@glennrudolph9867]

funny.. unpacking a vans box (including inventory) is a project in and of itself!

[@PlaneLady]

Lol! Kind of true 😉

[@EJWash57]

Nice! I bet ABF treated that crate as if it contained the priceless sarcophagus of King Tut! Did the delivery drivers (I'm sure there were several) don white cotton gloves to unload it? I know that Van's requires all inventory shortages to be reported within 'X' numbers of days, but I forgot how many days that was.

[@danielbasovitch5087]

Hey at least since you are building this plane ,with your husband you don't mind the parts staying in the house for a while. My wife gets upset, if I bring up dust on my shoes from my shop.

[@TechGorilla1987]

Here is a late tip for helping to count many things like washers, nuts or even coins - weight. A simple but accurate scale and basic math will get you the answer.

[@pbbrown1963]

Wow! Well packed. Van's efforts look extensive. Very impressive! I guess that's why there are almost 1,000 RV-10's flying and who knows how many being built. Is there any real competition for the RV-10? Sling TSI? Lancair Mako? Velocity XL? Hmm. Thanks so much. You have a fun channel.

[@PlaneLady]

I actually did a video going over the other planes we looked at and why we chose the RV-10: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4bScoGLjqqrZrc

[@pbbrown1963]

@@PlaneLady Thanks! I'll take a look!

[@danielbasovitch5087]

9 Hours ! Just to inventory this, WOW! I didn't see the windshield or window materials are they in the finishing kit?

[@PlaneLady]

We bought aftermarket windows/windshield. Going to have more info about that out soon 😊

[@umatgreyhound]

Anybody else waiting for Ty to jump out when she pry barred that crate open?

[@PlaneLady]

😂 sorry to disappoint 😜

[@CARLOSRAMIREZ-uv9wr]

Love it .. I might sell my Cessna and buy this kit . A friend just bought it here in Colombia . All ready flying test period 4 hours . 170 KNOTS TAS . Please send me info : How long working every day it will take to have it ready ? Price in USA dollars . ? It comes with the TSIO540 285 hp ?

[@elyadg]

Question, when it comes time to install the wings, how will you go from garage to airport and will you be able to assemble the fuselage in the size of your garage? Thinking about what I'll need for space to do a build.

[@PlaneLady]

So we think we’ll be able to get the fuselage assembled in the garage and mated to the tail after measuring the garage. Once we need to install the wings the plan is for another builder friend of ours with a huge flatbed trailer to help us transport all the components and tools to the airport.

[@sirnewton6874]

Have you every wonder what makes you guys so COOL ? it is because yous are real people. Just like the rest of us normies.

[@vsavatar]

How much does freight on all this stuff cost? Do you handle your own logistics with a LTL shipping company directly, or just go with what Vans sends?

[@PlaneLady]

Van’s has different companies that ship everything. It’s a couple hundred to a few hundred dollars for shipping depending on the kit if I remember correctly. Never looked into arranging shipping outside of Van’s.

[@rockyauterson969]

Was that one of the quick built kit?

[@PlaneLady]

No, we did all slow build - no quick build kits

[@TBooneFisher6931]

Is this the quick build kit?

[@PlaneLady]

Nope. Slow build 😊

[@MagnumLapua338]

Was everything present?

[@PlaneLady]

Yes 😊