Hi! This blog belongs to Aaron and Ashley May. We live in Johnstown Ohio and we’ve got something going on in our garage.
On May 4th, 2009, we started a project that will take us the next few yearsto complete. It’s an RV-10 aircraft kit. This is a 4-person airplane that cruises at nearly 200 mph. It will be a fun family traveling machine, but for now it’s an amazingly fun family project!
Please take some time to look over our logs if you want to know more about this project. If you have questions or comments, make sure to tell us!
Aaron & Ashley's RV-10 Builder's Log 
Great site. I will be following progress with much interest. Heidi, Joel & I hope to visit you in Sept. and see progress for ourselves.
Love,
Pappy
Hope all is going well with you guys. Glad winter is almost over. I started Dec 1, 2009 on the RV-10 emp and working on wing ribs right now. I am working out of 1/2 of a 24×24 garage with 1/2 story upstairs for storage. I am about 3.5 hrs south of Columbus off Rt 23 in northeast Ky. If you ever need anything let me know. I am hoping to have mine finished in about 2 yrs. We’ll see how the heating and air business does this year. Not good so far, but it hasn’t gotten hot yet. Another RV-10 being built in Portsmouth- a repeat offender. Take care.
So, I guess the picture of you and your son with N410RV was taken when I saw you and your Legacy N589SF at Oskosh in 2005?
Other than a growing family why sell the Legacy, any issues or concerns with the airframe. I’m thinking about starting a build and I’m concerned about construction and durability of composites. Any feedback would be appreciated.
PS- If the RV is half as good looking as the Legacy was, It will be a show winner for sure.
Thanks Michael. I built the Legacy for my dad, and it turned out that the lancair was way too much airplane for the little bit of flying we are able to do. It’s so fast in the pattern it’s almost scary. He sold it to a guy who had lots of time in high performance stuff.
The composites were great to work with and I never had any concerns about the durabiliy or strength of the airframe. What kind of plane are you building?
Not building anything yet. I have a growing family as well, two under 4 years old, no time for that much fun right now. I’m planning long term 5 years or so for my research before I buy. A lot may change between now and then, but I wonder about the long term “curing” and durability of the composites. Will they become brittle and break with 15 years of age. With metal at least you know the “track record” so to speak.
I love my friends Legacy and would love to have that range and speed. But with the current mission including a family of four, just can’t afford a finished plane of that caliber right now. Guess once the 100LL fuel issues are resolved I’ll consider an RV-10 kit.