If you gonna show closeups of your hands, please at least cut and clean your nails........
@matthewcarlson1748Ай бұрын
Will it be at Oshkosh this year?
@WiekingderVikingАй бұрын
Have you considered contacting Fatigue Technology in WA state?
@darenbusciglio7690Ай бұрын
Scott what an excellent demo covering all areas. What a huge amount of info. Thanks!!!
@hardy_bmАй бұрын
I ordered a replacement rudder at the height of the laser cut part period (Jul/14/2022) order number 213355. I have received no email and I have had no response to my multiple emails to Orders.
@parotatoАй бұрын
Maybe I missed it in the video, but for those who want to purchase QB replacement assemblies, what actions do they take? The form I received back when I initially ordered my lasercut replacements didn't have the option/pricing for them.
@airmailman1971Ай бұрын
Van's is the most professional/trust worthy company that I know of. Thank You!
@toohip1959Ай бұрын
I very much appreciate Van's approach to dealing with the challenges that they have faced and continue to face.
@soulofastroАй бұрын
chicken bomb competition at Oshkosh when?
@deeremeyer17492 ай бұрын
You mean that HUGE "BOOM" IN YOUR BUSINESS THAT "MADE" YOU SWITCH FROM PUNCHING HOLES TO LASER MELTING THEM DIDN'T SEND REVENUE AND PROFITS "SKY-HIGH"?
@deeremeyer17492 ай бұрын
Punched hole shops had more work than they could keep up with. Laser cutter shops were twiddling their thumbs. Hmmm. Just a coincidence I'm sure. Yeah. Right. Lasers do not cut HOLES. They cut OPENINGS. Holes are MADE. Punching them is a "constructive" process because the dies CONTROL THE PROCESS. Lasers HEAT THE BASE METAL and an AIR JET does the actuall cutting. Much like Oxy-Acetylene cutting only the laser process uses atmospheric air which is not "PURE" like the oxygen cutting "jet". And there is no PRECISE CONTROL with a laser under "computer control" because current, air flow and "feed speeds" are not precisely and "infinitely" VARIABLE. No other shop CUSTOMER is using your dies IF your "engineering" is actually PRECISE. EVERY OTHER CUSTOMER THAT COMES IN THE DOOR USES "YOUR" TOOLS LASER CUTTING AND THERE ARE "CONSUMABLES" THAT ARE REPLACED ON A "TIME" BASIS VS. A "VOLUME" BASIS. MEANING YOUR "ENGINEERING" IS SUBJECT TO HOW LONG THEY HAVE BÈEN IN USE ON OTHER CUSTOMER WORK NOT HOW "WORN OUT" THEY ARE.
@CalitranoN2 ай бұрын
my guitar case hinges have rivets and I have broken drill bits and whatever you call that punch, they break in half... you can't drill a round surface everything. just slips right off, been working this for weeks now...
@rickc3032 ай бұрын
We can do without the music
@tfay4122 ай бұрын
have you gone to the Bahamas and South America yet? If so, how easy was it to get them to allow you to fly in their airspace with this plane? Thanks
@chipscholl52932 ай бұрын
To emerge as a profitable company allows you to pay your creditors in full. Not 55%. Without making creditors whole leaves your name tarnished. I will have paid $15,750 for which I received nothing. Not to mention the time building a tail that’s now worthless. This is not great news for me, so spare me your exuberant enthusiasm. You must know this feeling is prevalent since you left the comment turned off on the restructure approval video.
@wallywally82822 ай бұрын
Good to see that Vans might have a future yet. BUT let’s not forget how they destroyed their own trustworthiness, ruined many a customers long life dream, bare that in mind when you outlay a fortune! There’s a saying…..I forgive but I’ll never forget!
@TheRCBadBoys3 ай бұрын
Yeh everything is great and no one got ripped off.
@jimydoolittle31293 ай бұрын
It is good to see you back in action 💪✈️🇺🇸
@user-tb8ti9bm4y3 ай бұрын
I have assembled an RV-9A in China. It is a very good kit aircraft, but my English is very poor. Can I understand this sentence?
@garysanchez57443 ай бұрын
yes, over communicate, its the best way, dont leave any questions out there. thank you!
@notlisted-cl5ls3 ай бұрын
time to outsource yer crap and company to china.
@AlbertHess-xy7ky3 ай бұрын
Have you ever built an airplane.
@oldschool19933 ай бұрын
Oh Boy- I want to work on airplanes- but Portland, no thanks.
@johnwalters8783 ай бұрын
Vans has screwed their vendors. Shame on you!
@sblack483 ай бұрын
They ran out of money. Every company that goes into chapter 11 short changes creditors for a time. Hopefully things will go back to normal and vendors will be back to getting paid in full. Would you have preferred that they paid off more to their vendors (but certainly not all) and went bankrupt and then their vendors would have lost all future business? Or are you just angry that the money fairies didn’t descend from heaven and pay everyone with magic dust?
@johnwalters8783 ай бұрын
They can still recover from bankruptcy without not paying their vendors. Those vendors worked hard making parts in good faith. How you you like it if you got paid half for months of work already produced. They will not receive full payment on services rendered. It’s not the vendor’s fault of Van’s poor management.
@sblack483 ай бұрын
@@johnwalters878 no I wouldn't like it and yes they delivered in good faith and no it's not their fault it is Vans' bad management and some poor engineering decisions. But vendors getting temporarily stiffed is the lessor of 2 evils. If they don't manage their finances and get back on a stable footing and continue on a very disciplined path they will fail - this has already been proven . It's only by cutting staff and getting a lifeline from Van himself and chapter 11 protection that they survived. It's ugly, no doubt. But the important thing is that they survive and this is in the vendor's interest too. I'm not sure why you think they can pay everyone off if they just came within a hair of failing. Usually when companies file for chapter 11 it is the end, so we should be glad that they are continuing and will hopefully be able to put this behind them as will the vendors, who will be able to continue doing business. I suspect without Vans some these vendors would shut down permanently as well.
@cramersclassics3 ай бұрын
Refreshing to see Vans doing such a professional job with their reorganization. As a Vans aircraft owner I find this integrity reinforces my faith in my aircraft and the company.
@justanotheraviator23573 ай бұрын
Im glad to see Vans on the path to recovery!
@muhammadsteinberg3 ай бұрын
The aviation community needs VANS and other experimental companies to exist. I'm happy to hear how things are going forward and appear to be getting back on track. I look forward to receiving the updated parts for my RV-10 build.
@backcountyrpilot3 ай бұрын
I’ve had a 7A, a 7, an 8, and now a 14A. Where’s my RV-15! 🤷🏼♂️
@FixItKris3 ай бұрын
This is great news. Look forward to receiving my parts soon 🤞 Until then I have lots of parts to rub down for alodining.
@mikentx573 ай бұрын
I am just curious about what was in your hand the whole time.
@Milkmans_Son3 ай бұрын
Very strange hand held device with buttons on it. Can't figure it out...
@Jackhammer9093 ай бұрын
Probably a remote so he can control a PowerPoint presentation that he's reading a script from
@FlyVansAircraft3 ай бұрын
@@Jackhammer909 Yup. Speed up and slow down the speed of the text prompts.
@mesillahills3 ай бұрын
I recently started monitoring Flightradar24 here in Las Cruces, NM. Starting 2 days ago three of your airplanes started buzzing the area. I live out near the airport and I hear them right now. They are 4, 6. and 8.
@didja6913 ай бұрын
Again, great update Greg. Thank you! Finally received my engine build update. Thank you for the work and thank the van’s team for their hard work and effort to come out of ch. 11.
@JMAv8Tor3 ай бұрын
RV-15! RV-15!! RV-15!!! UPDATES!🇺🇸🛫😎
@ericthomas81473 ай бұрын
Still waiting on LCPs. It's been a year now. Got the email and responded, and I'm really looking forward to building again. Here's hoping!
@shanecoffey19143 ай бұрын
Great update! Thanks for the continued communications. You guys really have stepped up to the plate in a big way!
@unclefreddy20093 ай бұрын
Thanks Greg, this is the exact engine order into we were waiting for.
@FlyVansAircraft3 ай бұрын
We will update you with any new info whenever it becomes available.
@Captndarty3 ай бұрын
Over two years lead for a 80-year-old boat anchor is criminal. How can Rotax create an engine with more components in a fraction of the time?
@derekradcliffe33133 ай бұрын
Haha. Cause rotax is a significantly larger company with deep pockets. Lycoming I imagine is very profitable - if you can’t be profitable with a several year waitlist…. Partial takeback. Textron appears to own lycoming. And they are bigger than Bombadier. I’d guess BRP makes more engines annually in total (not sure what percent are aviation engines)….
@rickwiggins2833 ай бұрын
125+ year old boat anchor. Thank you Karl Benz!
@DarrylZubot3 ай бұрын
Love the rotax engine. I only look at new aircraft that have rotax option.
@user-vt3nm2cm4v3 ай бұрын
So glad we are out of bankruptcy
@BergdisNorth3 ай бұрын
No mention of the elephant in the background, the RV-15. But my gosh does it looks good. One day I gotta sell a few dozen kidneys for one.
@FlyVansAircraft3 ай бұрын
The project is ongoing.
@prussiaaero18023 ай бұрын
your kidneys are safe. For now.
@Irjdunn13 ай бұрын
Is there a production path to ordering kits from 100% in-stock inventory, or do you expect manufacturing to remain as just-in-time manufacturing of orders from backlog?
@FlyVansAircraft3 ай бұрын
Actually, we've never manufactured just in time, in the literal sense. The large backlog of production work has been a challenge for a few years and we are catching up, which means shorter lead times. Our production batches are intended to help ensure we can have kits ready to go for customers without building up a large inventory that sits. Mostly it's about ensuring the inventory is properly balanced and therefore ready to be packed and shipped. Good progress on that front.
@bertschb3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the update Greg! It's always great hearing from you. I'm REALLY enjoying my -14A build.
@FlyVansAircraft3 ай бұрын
Glad you're enjoying it - Just wait until you fly it!! :)
@aprianto19853 ай бұрын
Great aircraft
@joshuabennett73343 ай бұрын
If you use a palm drill it becomes like a extension of your pointer finger and becomes intuition to drill straight. I only use a battery power drill if I am somewhere I don’t have shop air access
@ikay21023 ай бұрын
Is there sealant name and part number that I must get?
@CazYokoyama3 ай бұрын
Now I understand why Richard has not flown until 04/14 since .08/01 last year while we had good soaring days in Aug. I am glad you resumed flying. Thank you for your assessment about the weather which is the great info for me who flew at the same days.
@electoplater3 ай бұрын
If you cut holes with a laser the thermal difference between the cool areas and hot areas cause and develop stress leads to cracking ,
@danc.58594 ай бұрын
Great video. The one thing I'd suggest that works well for me is to use a slightly undersized drill bit when drilling to pop off the factory head (ie: a #41 instead of #40, or #31 instead of #30). Then, the pin punch to snap off the head fits tighter and is more likely to work, having less play in the hole.
@mcorrive124 ай бұрын
Vans is a class act! I appreciate the continued updates and look forward to seeing you come out the other side stronger than you've ever been! Keep up the hard work! (Would have posted this in today's video but comments are off 🙂)
@copernicus6334 ай бұрын
If removing a nut plate rivet, you can grind the mushroomed part with a Dremel. Do not drill, that causes a lot of problems. There is no danger of harming the airplane-the steel of the nut plate is expendable. After removing the mushroom, the rivet pops out easily, with no damage to the structure.
@garyvanremortel52184 ай бұрын
Why do I instinctively want to blow the chips away even when it's only a video?
@mode1charlie1704 ай бұрын
Impressive. Do you guys use strain gages to verify stresses in critical areas?
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If you gonna show closeups of your hands, please at least cut and clean your nails........
Will it be at Oshkosh this year?
Have you considered contacting Fatigue Technology in WA state?
Scott what an excellent demo covering all areas. What a huge amount of info. Thanks!!!
I ordered a replacement rudder at the height of the laser cut part period (Jul/14/2022) order number 213355. I have received no email and I have had no response to my multiple emails to Orders.
Maybe I missed it in the video, but for those who want to purchase QB replacement assemblies, what actions do they take? The form I received back when I initially ordered my lasercut replacements didn't have the option/pricing for them.
Van's is the most professional/trust worthy company that I know of. Thank You!
I very much appreciate Van's approach to dealing with the challenges that they have faced and continue to face.
chicken bomb competition at Oshkosh when?
You mean that HUGE "BOOM" IN YOUR BUSINESS THAT "MADE" YOU SWITCH FROM PUNCHING HOLES TO LASER MELTING THEM DIDN'T SEND REVENUE AND PROFITS "SKY-HIGH"?
Punched hole shops had more work than they could keep up with. Laser cutter shops were twiddling their thumbs. Hmmm. Just a coincidence I'm sure. Yeah. Right. Lasers do not cut HOLES. They cut OPENINGS. Holes are MADE. Punching them is a "constructive" process because the dies CONTROL THE PROCESS. Lasers HEAT THE BASE METAL and an AIR JET does the actuall cutting. Much like Oxy-Acetylene cutting only the laser process uses atmospheric air which is not "PURE" like the oxygen cutting "jet". And there is no PRECISE CONTROL with a laser under "computer control" because current, air flow and "feed speeds" are not precisely and "infinitely" VARIABLE. No other shop CUSTOMER is using your dies IF your "engineering" is actually PRECISE. EVERY OTHER CUSTOMER THAT COMES IN THE DOOR USES "YOUR" TOOLS LASER CUTTING AND THERE ARE "CONSUMABLES" THAT ARE REPLACED ON A "TIME" BASIS VS. A "VOLUME" BASIS. MEANING YOUR "ENGINEERING" IS SUBJECT TO HOW LONG THEY HAVE BÈEN IN USE ON OTHER CUSTOMER WORK NOT HOW "WORN OUT" THEY ARE.
my guitar case hinges have rivets and I have broken drill bits and whatever you call that punch, they break in half... you can't drill a round surface everything. just slips right off, been working this for weeks now...
We can do without the music
have you gone to the Bahamas and South America yet? If so, how easy was it to get them to allow you to fly in their airspace with this plane? Thanks
To emerge as a profitable company allows you to pay your creditors in full. Not 55%. Without making creditors whole leaves your name tarnished. I will have paid $15,750 for which I received nothing. Not to mention the time building a tail that’s now worthless. This is not great news for me, so spare me your exuberant enthusiasm. You must know this feeling is prevalent since you left the comment turned off on the restructure approval video.
Good to see that Vans might have a future yet. BUT let’s not forget how they destroyed their own trustworthiness, ruined many a customers long life dream, bare that in mind when you outlay a fortune! There’s a saying…..I forgive but I’ll never forget!
Yeh everything is great and no one got ripped off.
It is good to see you back in action 💪✈️🇺🇸
I have assembled an RV-9A in China. It is a very good kit aircraft, but my English is very poor. Can I understand this sentence?
yes, over communicate, its the best way, dont leave any questions out there. thank you!
time to outsource yer crap and company to china.
Have you ever built an airplane.
Oh Boy- I want to work on airplanes- but Portland, no thanks.
Vans has screwed their vendors. Shame on you!
They ran out of money. Every company that goes into chapter 11 short changes creditors for a time. Hopefully things will go back to normal and vendors will be back to getting paid in full. Would you have preferred that they paid off more to their vendors (but certainly not all) and went bankrupt and then their vendors would have lost all future business? Or are you just angry that the money fairies didn’t descend from heaven and pay everyone with magic dust?
They can still recover from bankruptcy without not paying their vendors. Those vendors worked hard making parts in good faith. How you you like it if you got paid half for months of work already produced. They will not receive full payment on services rendered. It’s not the vendor’s fault of Van’s poor management.
@@johnwalters878 no I wouldn't like it and yes they delivered in good faith and no it's not their fault it is Vans' bad management and some poor engineering decisions. But vendors getting temporarily stiffed is the lessor of 2 evils. If they don't manage their finances and get back on a stable footing and continue on a very disciplined path they will fail - this has already been proven . It's only by cutting staff and getting a lifeline from Van himself and chapter 11 protection that they survived. It's ugly, no doubt. But the important thing is that they survive and this is in the vendor's interest too. I'm not sure why you think they can pay everyone off if they just came within a hair of failing. Usually when companies file for chapter 11 it is the end, so we should be glad that they are continuing and will hopefully be able to put this behind them as will the vendors, who will be able to continue doing business. I suspect without Vans some these vendors would shut down permanently as well.
Refreshing to see Vans doing such a professional job with their reorganization. As a Vans aircraft owner I find this integrity reinforces my faith in my aircraft and the company.
Im glad to see Vans on the path to recovery!
The aviation community needs VANS and other experimental companies to exist. I'm happy to hear how things are going forward and appear to be getting back on track. I look forward to receiving the updated parts for my RV-10 build.
I’ve had a 7A, a 7, an 8, and now a 14A. Where’s my RV-15! 🤷🏼♂️
This is great news. Look forward to receiving my parts soon 🤞 Until then I have lots of parts to rub down for alodining.
I am just curious about what was in your hand the whole time.
Very strange hand held device with buttons on it. Can't figure it out...
Probably a remote so he can control a PowerPoint presentation that he's reading a script from
@@Jackhammer909 Yup. Speed up and slow down the speed of the text prompts.
I recently started monitoring Flightradar24 here in Las Cruces, NM. Starting 2 days ago three of your airplanes started buzzing the area. I live out near the airport and I hear them right now. They are 4, 6. and 8.
Again, great update Greg. Thank you! Finally received my engine build update. Thank you for the work and thank the van’s team for their hard work and effort to come out of ch. 11.
RV-15! RV-15!! RV-15!!! UPDATES!🇺🇸🛫😎
Still waiting on LCPs. It's been a year now. Got the email and responded, and I'm really looking forward to building again. Here's hoping!
Great update! Thanks for the continued communications. You guys really have stepped up to the plate in a big way!
Thanks Greg, this is the exact engine order into we were waiting for.
We will update you with any new info whenever it becomes available.
Over two years lead for a 80-year-old boat anchor is criminal. How can Rotax create an engine with more components in a fraction of the time?
Haha. Cause rotax is a significantly larger company with deep pockets. Lycoming I imagine is very profitable - if you can’t be profitable with a several year waitlist…. Partial takeback. Textron appears to own lycoming. And they are bigger than Bombadier. I’d guess BRP makes more engines annually in total (not sure what percent are aviation engines)….
125+ year old boat anchor. Thank you Karl Benz!
Love the rotax engine. I only look at new aircraft that have rotax option.
So glad we are out of bankruptcy
No mention of the elephant in the background, the RV-15. But my gosh does it looks good. One day I gotta sell a few dozen kidneys for one.
The project is ongoing.
your kidneys are safe. For now.
Is there a production path to ordering kits from 100% in-stock inventory, or do you expect manufacturing to remain as just-in-time manufacturing of orders from backlog?
Actually, we've never manufactured just in time, in the literal sense. The large backlog of production work has been a challenge for a few years and we are catching up, which means shorter lead times. Our production batches are intended to help ensure we can have kits ready to go for customers without building up a large inventory that sits. Mostly it's about ensuring the inventory is properly balanced and therefore ready to be packed and shipped. Good progress on that front.
Thanks for the update Greg! It's always great hearing from you. I'm REALLY enjoying my -14A build.
Glad you're enjoying it - Just wait until you fly it!! :)
Great aircraft
If you use a palm drill it becomes like a extension of your pointer finger and becomes intuition to drill straight. I only use a battery power drill if I am somewhere I don’t have shop air access
Is there sealant name and part number that I must get?
Now I understand why Richard has not flown until 04/14 since .08/01 last year while we had good soaring days in Aug. I am glad you resumed flying. Thank you for your assessment about the weather which is the great info for me who flew at the same days.
If you cut holes with a laser the thermal difference between the cool areas and hot areas cause and develop stress leads to cracking ,
Great video. The one thing I'd suggest that works well for me is to use a slightly undersized drill bit when drilling to pop off the factory head (ie: a #41 instead of #40, or #31 instead of #30). Then, the pin punch to snap off the head fits tighter and is more likely to work, having less play in the hole.
Vans is a class act! I appreciate the continued updates and look forward to seeing you come out the other side stronger than you've ever been! Keep up the hard work! (Would have posted this in today's video but comments are off 🙂)
If removing a nut plate rivet, you can grind the mushroomed part with a Dremel. Do not drill, that causes a lot of problems. There is no danger of harming the airplane-the steel of the nut plate is expendable. After removing the mushroom, the rivet pops out easily, with no damage to the structure.
Why do I instinctively want to blow the chips away even when it's only a video?
Impressive. Do you guys use strain gages to verify stresses in critical areas?