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Posted for "Bill George" <bgeorge49@sbcglobal.net>:
It is with great regret that I feel it is time to get on with my flying life
by selling my kit and buying a flying airplane.
I purchased the kit in September of 1996. It is an "old" fastbuild kit
serial number LIV-329FB-P.
I have done almost all the work myself, and I would be willing to put my
backside and all attached parts in this project. So I don't have to recover
very much "paid help" time. I did hire Jerry Parks to do the wing to
fuselage mating at his shop in Redmond. He also worked firewall to new
fastbuild type (glass to glass areas for mounting hardware).
I will try to explain what I have completed according to the builders manual
index to chapters.
Chapter 2 - Horizontal Stabilizer - Complete, except for elevator
counterweight closeout area (BL 62).
Chapter 3 - Elevators – Closed, Trim Tab - Fitted, but not complete. Trim
Servo Mount completed
(Alternate Method from Lancair News N/L)
Counterbalancing - Weight installed prior to closing.
Elevator/Stab counterweight interface NOT DONE.
Elevator Travel Stops - NOT DONE
Chapter 5 - Main Wing Spar Closeout – As Completed at Factory
Chapter 6 - Wing Construction – Left Wing - Extended fuel to BL 171, using
Winglets
Hole drilled for fuel pickup, pickup NOT installed (I
have both 3/8”& ˝” screen pickups)
Electrical Conduit installed in leading edge like later
fast build kit. - Complete
Tiedown Done - New fast build location
Chapter 6 - Wing Construction - Right Wing
Some Fuel vents completed, holes for electrical conduit
drilled in leading edge ribs, conduit bonded in, close
out spars cut & fitted, not bonded in.
Chapter 7 & 8 – Flaps & Ailerons
I purchased the fast build ailerons & flaps from
Lancair, spent a week in their build shop to install them. They are
substantially installed, but not complete. No instructions are included for
this. Bottom wing skins have been trimmed in the flap area as in new FB.
Chapter 12 - Firewall & Bulkheads – This chapter is a mixed bag of slow
build & FB instructions.
Chapter 16 – Wing Mating to Fuselage - Done by Jerry Parks
I have pictures, and can take more digital pictures to show whatever you
like. I can also scan in Construction Manual pages if you have particular
questions.
As far as parts, ALL Lancair supplied standard parts are included.
Options that I have bought over the years are as follows:
1) High Energy Brake System (Lancair)
2) Annuniciator panel - Jim Franz (Proprietary Software Systems)
3) AOA System - Jim Franz (Proprietary Software Systems)
4) Fuel/Water Separator (Lancair)
5) Locking Fuel Caps (Lancair)
6) Electric Speed Brakes - Bill Maddox (Superior Aircraft Systems)
7) Static Wick Kit - Bill Maddox (Superior Aircraft Systems)
8) Winglets (VOR Antennas Installed) (Purchased from Walter Dodson)
9) 12' Fuel probes & Fuel Gauge (Vision MicroSystems)
10) Nose gear strut up to date as of 11/01/06
Setting a price is very difficult. I would like to recover my entire
investment (approximately $116,000), but I know that is not possible. I am
not sure how much I must to have for the kit, but the price I have
established is a starting point. Feel free to suggest what you are willing
to pay for it. Remember the new price from Lancair is $129,900, and wing
mating, fire wall prep, Fastbuild Vertical Stab/Rudder and flaps/ailerons
that are part of the “new” fastbuild cost me $17,000.
So my initial asking price for everything is $87,000. If you don't want the
fixtures, deduct $2,000. I am open to discussion.
The following fixtures are available as well but are very heavy, will be
very costly to ship:
Tables - (4) 8 feet x 30 inches
Wing Cradles
Fuselage rotation jig (built to Bob Pastusek’s design)
Buyer pays all shipping costs.
William L. (Bill) George
bgeorge49@sbcglobal.net (Home)
530-642-8063 (Home)
8820 Rock Creek Road
Placerville, CA 95667
530-306-1922 (Cell)
bgeorge@eid.org (Work)
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