OSH Plans

[RV8-969PH]

Any talk of an RV-15 builders get together at OSH this year?

 

[543TB]

Let's not be like the -10 people and plan it to happen during the beer exchange

 

[Alphalpha]

Let's not be like the -10 people and plan it to happen during the beer exchange

We can hang out in the RV-15 fuselage ordering line and have a line party. This of course begs the question of will they be taking fuselage kit orders at AirVenture 2026?

 

[RV8-969PH]

I am sure a lot of us will be hanging around the -15 a lot. Maybe introduce ourselves and start some talk about a shindig for 2027 when I hope some of us can fly the new birds out there…….?

 

[543TB]

What about Tuesday night at the homebuilt camping pavilion? Something informal but 15-centric?

 

[flymore]

What about Tuesday night at the homebuilt camping pavilion? Something informal but 15-centric?

Good idea.

 

[543TB]

Okay... How does 6-8 on Tuesday strike people? BYO food and drinks and commandeer a corner of the Pavilion?

 

[Ironflight]

Just so you know, Van’s banquet is usually Tuesday night if you plan on attending that (but I haven’t seen an official announcement avbout it this year yet…)

 

[543TB]

Just so you know, Van’s banquet is usually Tuesday night if you plan on attending that (but I haven’t seen an official announcement avbout it this year yet…)

Hmm. Well, certainly open to other times!

 

[DanH]

Beer exchange at the pavilion Sunday evening, RV Social Monday evening, Vans dinner Tuesday evening. Wednesday might be your best bet.

 

[Desert Rat]

I am sure a lot of us will be hanging around the -15 a lot. Maybe introduce ourselves and start some talk about a shindig for 2027 when I hope some of us can fly the new birds out there…….?

Since the fuselage and finishing kits aren't even available to order yet and the current lead time for an IO390 is 18 months, I think this is more than a little optimistic...unless you meant 2037

 

[543TB]

Since the fuselage and finishing kits aren't even available to order yet and the current lead time for an IO390 is 18 months, I think this is more than a little optimistic...unless you meant 2037

I don't know... Our 390 was ordered concurrently with the wing kit and is scheduled to ship at the end of this October. Next year might be something of a stretch to fly it in, but doesn't mean we're not going to try.

 

[Desert Rat]

I don't know... Our 390 was ordered concurrently with the wing kit and is scheduled to ship at the end of this October. Next year might be something of a stretch to fly it in, but doesn't mean we're not going to try.

Best of luck to you, but even if you get that stuff in October, What's the ETA on the fuselage and finishing kit? I just looked and Vans doesn't even have pricing on those kits yet, let alone an estimated lead time.

I'm not trying to be argumentative, it just doesn't seem like a realistic timeline to me.

I dunno man, I guess I'll just say good luck and godspeed.

 

[flymore]

Trailer in what you have done. We’ll all sit around and make airplane noises.

 

[RogerH]

As a non-builder I have a vested interest in seeing you all succeed in building a faster cruising, higher payload, better performing backcountry aircraft.

The sooner the RV-15 flys and at least a few folks become disenchanted with backcountry flying the sooner some nice specimens will enter the used market for folks like myself.

In the interim, I'm definitely down with drinking beer at Oshkosh to do some HBC pavilion chair flying on the subject

 

[Steve]

Beer exchange at the pavilion Sunday evening, RV Social Monday evening, Vans dinner Tuesday evening. Wednesday might be your best bet.

Or the Young Eagles banquet on Tuesday and the Steinair dinner on Wed or Thurs (not yet announced). The list grows longer every day.

 

[deene]

As a non-builder I have a vested interest in seeing you all succeed in building a faster cruising, higher payload, better performing backcountry aircraft.

The sooner the RV-15 flys and at least a few folks become disenchanted with backcountry flying the sooner some nice specimens will enter the used market for folks like myself.

In the interim, I'm definitely down with drinking beer at Oshkosh to do some HBC pavilion chair flying on the subject

Roger, I think there will be a small few for sale early including my build (sn150021). This will my 5th and last build from over the last 53 years. Interestingly, I started with a BD4 configured like the ‘15. I finished 6 years later and flew it some 22 years. The rest of my builds are summarized in my signature below: