It’s official! We placed the order for our RV-14 wing kit today and I’m hoping that it will ship sometime before the Christmas break. We officially have dibs on Vans RV-14 serial number 140026.

I expect that the wing kit will take around 500 man-hours so this should keep me busy for a while but the empenage kits should be ready to ship by the end of the year or so…in plenty of time.

Among the Van’s Aircraft models, we chose the RV-14 primarily because of the more roomy cabin and suitability for cross-country trips. We will build the nose wheel version (versus the tail dragger) and the slider canopy is not available on the 14 so tip up it is!

So, let the adventure begin!