9 Miscellaneous: December 2011 Archives

I spent some time over the last couple of days putting together a list of all of the work necessary to complete the plane.  The current estimate is approximately 460 hours of work, but that includes work that many builders save until after first flight such as gear leg fairings and wheel pants.  I'm sure there are some missing items, so the list will likely get longer, but I think the estimates are fairly conservative.  At my current work level, that's still over 6 months of time before first flight though.  I plan on doing my transition training with Mike Seager in OR as close as possible to first flight.  He's booked up about 3 months in advance, but it doesn't look like I need to schedule with him just yet.