Now there's a true statement. I have spent the better part of a year
downloading material from the archives as well as various builders' =
sites
and incorporated all the different methods of construction as well as
changes into my own construction manual. Everything printed out and =
inserted
into the Rand manual in the corresponding section as well as added a few
sections that didn't exist before. After buying the project and reading =
the
plans as originally printed, I was almost ready to use the project as
expensive load of firewood. Thankfully I couldn't find the chainsaw =
before I
started reading the archives. The more I read the clearer the =
construction
methods became and that load of firewood is now starting to resemble an
actual aircraft. Not as fast as I would have preferred, but that was by =
my
choice as the changes were incorporated and each adds to construction =
time.
If a person was to start from scratch using all the new mods already =
drawn
into his/her plan set I wouldn't be surprised if the original build time
could be greatly reduced. How long did it take Bill Clapp to put his =
little
gem together?
In any event it is up to the individual builder to decide what they
are comfortable with. Buy the plans, make the design changes you wish =
and
get another set of plans drawn up that reflect these changes before you =
even
start ordering wood let alone cutting and gluing. My opinion only and =
worth
as much as you paid for it.
Doug Rupert
[email protected]
There's more on the net than there is in the plans.
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