Have you considered contacting Fatigue Technology in WA state?
@darenbusciglio76907 күн бұрын
Scott what an excellent demo covering all areas. What a huge amount of info. Thanks!!!
@hardy_bm10 күн 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.
@parotato10 күн 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.
@airmailman197110 күн бұрын
Van's is the most professional/trust worthy company that I know of. Thank You!
@toohip195911 күн бұрын
I very much appreciate Van's approach to dealing with the challenges that they have faced and continue to face.
@soulofastro11 күн бұрын
chicken bomb competition at Oshkosh when?
@deeremeyer174925 күн 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"?
@deeremeyer174925 күн 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.
@CalitranoNАй 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...
@rickc303Ай бұрын
We can do without the music
@tfay412Ай 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
@chipscholl5293Ай 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.
@wallywally8282Ай 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!
@TheRCBadBoysАй бұрын
Yeh everything is great and no one got ripped off.
@jimydoolittle3129Ай бұрын
It is good to see you back in action 💪✈️🇺🇸
@user-tb8ti9bm4yАй 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?
@garysanchez5744Ай бұрын
yes, over communicate, its the best way, dont leave any questions out there. thank you!
@notlisted-cl5lsАй бұрын
time to outsource yer crap and company to china.
@AlbertHess-xy7kyАй бұрын
Have you ever built an airplane.
@oldschool1993Ай бұрын
Oh Boy- I want to work on airplanes- but Portland, no thanks.
@johnwalters878Ай бұрын
Vans has screwed their vendors. Shame on you!
@sblack48Ай 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?
@johnwalters878Ай 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.
@sblack48Ай 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.
@cramersclassicsАй 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.
@justanotheraviator2357Ай бұрын
Im glad to see Vans on the path to recovery!
@muhammadsteinbergАй 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.
@backcountyrpilotАй бұрын
I’ve had a 7A, a 7, an 8, and now a 14A. Where’s my RV-15! 🤷🏼♂️
@FixItKrisАй бұрын
This is great news. Look forward to receiving my parts soon 🤞 Until then I have lots of parts to rub down for alodining.
@mikentx57Ай бұрын
I am just curious about what was in your hand the whole time.
@Milkmans_SonАй бұрын
Very strange hand held device with buttons on it. Can't figure it out...
@Jackhammer909Ай бұрын
Probably a remote so he can control a PowerPoint presentation that he's reading a script from
@FlyVansAircraftАй бұрын
@@Jackhammer909 Yup. Speed up and slow down the speed of the text prompts.
@mesillahillsАй 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.
@didja691Ай 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.
@JMAv8TorАй бұрын
RV-15! RV-15!! RV-15!!! UPDATES!🇺🇸🛫😎
@ericthomas8147Ай 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!
@shanecoffey1914Ай бұрын
Great update! Thanks for the continued communications. You guys really have stepped up to the plate in a big way!
@unclefreddy2009Ай бұрын
Thanks Greg, this is the exact engine order into we were waiting for.
@FlyVansAircraftАй бұрын
We will update you with any new info whenever it becomes available.
@CaptndartyАй 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?
@derekradcliffe3313Ай 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)….
@rickwiggins283Ай бұрын
125+ year old boat anchor. Thank you Karl Benz!
@DarrylZubotАй бұрын
Love the rotax engine. I only look at new aircraft that have rotax option.
@postulator890Ай бұрын
Lycoming engines 2 years out. If the Japanese built these, they would be available later this afternoon. I could design and prototype an engine by then. I toured the Lycoming factory back in 1997 as part of their training program. Couldn't believe how much of the process was still done by hand such as watching workers screw the cylinder heads on with giant bars. They build 1920's engines with 1920's labor. As far as working/living in Portland area, does Antifa/BLM still own Portland?
@michaelspunich7273Ай бұрын
Better be offering a large compensation package to live in that shiphole. But, good to hear the company is improving
@bertschbАй бұрын
Aurora (Vans Factory location) is 25 miles south of Portland. There are plenty of small rural towns around Aurora that are actually fine. But yeah, Portland...sheesh!
@danielreuter2565Ай бұрын
Wow that is an amazing amount of ignorance packed in relatively few words. Clearly a business/manufacturing savant over here, people.
@danielreuter2565Ай бұрын
@@tonylam9548 sure they did. All the people there who are so backwards as to think they're better.
@user-vt3nm2cm4vАй бұрын
So glad we are out of bankruptcy
@BergdisNorthАй 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.
@FlyVansAircraftАй бұрын
The project is ongoing.
@prussiaaero1802Ай бұрын
your kidneys are safe. For now.
@Irjdunn1Ай 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?
@FlyVansAircraftАй 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.
@bertschbАй бұрын
Thanks for the update Greg! It's always great hearing from you. I'm REALLY enjoying my -14A build.
@FlyVansAircraftАй бұрын
Glad you're enjoying it - Just wait until you fly it!! :)
@aprianto19852 ай бұрын
Great aircraft
@joshuabennett73342 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
@ikay21022 ай бұрын
Is there sealant name and part number that I must get?
@CazYokoyama2 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.
@electoplater2 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.58592 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.
@mcorrive122 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 🙂)
@copernicus6332 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.
@garyvanremortel52182 ай бұрын
Why do I instinctively want to blow the chips away even when it's only a video?
@mode1charlie1703 ай бұрын
Impressive. Do you guys use strain gages to verify stresses in critical areas?
@merlinjones26603 ай бұрын
With a cold water cut, the bed it is cut on, may have to be better supported ,for the aluminium parts (there is very little heat with laser cutting with water )