Some may have noticed that I have put the project up for sale on VAF.
Suffice it to say that my mission has changed a bit, and I think that it would be better to sell the project and have someone else complete it.
I have spared no expense with regards to making sure the build was safe and correct, so anyone purchasing will certainly be saving themselves around 580 hours of labor which is what I am up to at this point.
If this does not sell, I will certainly consider finishing it in the future, however my preferred path right now is to sell.
While not the only factor my advice to future builders is to consider how you actually see yourself using the aircraft in the future WHEN YOU ACTUALLY COMPLETE IT rather than an imagined mission that exists right now. I could absolutely fly the 14 in the future and it would satisfy what I currently do with my aircraft and more however it is overkill for how I actually fly these days. Something more economical like an RV-12 or just continuing with a shared ownership would also work.
The listing is :
For sale:
Wings:
Complete except tips still need to be finished
Tanks leak checked - no leaks and no access panels needed
Control surfaces are straight
Wiring harnesses installed, extra wires for Pitot Heat
Gretz Pitot Tube Mount installed
Safeair Pitot, AOA, Static lines - have the remainder of the fittings for going to the panel
Tail Kit:
Vertical stabilizer complete
Rudder Complete
Elevators partially complete - Can finish for you or you can take it from where I stopped
Remainder of kit is untouched.
All hardware provided, will also throw in the specialty RV-14 tools which are needed for the remainder of the tail (special bucking bar, modified rivet dies etc).
Photos taken throughout the build, some videos as well
Good build quality, inspected by an EAA tech advisor report can be provided, very small areas which I was planning on improving during the painting phase
Used Sherwin Williams primer on inside surfaces as well as SEM
Vans price $12,140 (as of today)
Asking $8000 - like getting a free tail kit plus most of the labor completed on your wings,
Local pickup preferred - Located on Cape Cod, MA near KCQX.
