With a payload capacity roughly around 1070 - 1180lbs and a seating capacity of four people, this met the mission goals we had set of traveling with family or being able to carry heavier payloads.
The speed that the Van's Aircraft line up provides was something I could not pass up. Our mission is to travel with our family to multiple places around North/Central America. This provided us with the ability to get further in a shorter amount of time.
The support community for Van's Aircraft is huge. Most of the EAA members that I've talked to have either built or are building an RV of their own. The experiences I've heard from word of mouth about Van's service have also won me over.
The debonair, macho, and strikingly handsome man of the family. Ok, scratch all of that, I'm just the pilot and guy that is good with the tools.
This beautiful young lady is the co-pilot, navigator, and the more thoughtful side to this equation we call marriage. Otherwise known as my better half
The oldest of three, willing to get me a drink whenever I need it.
The personality of the family, always willing to buck a rivet or two.
The energetic and always helpful co-builder that is always leaving my tools everywhere.
My family and I got the opportunity to travel to Airventure 2026 this year. My objective this year was to get an engine timeline and secure an engine that would get here within the next Read more
I finished almost all of the dimpling on the oil cooler box assembly and got it riveted together. There is one rivet hole that I can’t get a squeezer in to get it dimpled. I’m Read more
I spent some time getting the oil cooler mount assembly prepped for install tonight after doing the cable runs from the tailcone. Just alot of deburring, drilling, etc.
