So for anyone that is waiting on a Van's kit, the talk of the forums are the lead times. Van's has recently updated the lead time charts and everything has been pushed out. I will give Van's a "B" for their information because they don't give much. I ordered my kit in August and was told a 4 month estimate for the empennage kit. This would put me in December. However, the timeline from past people says that Van's will reach out about a month before about "Crating" and final payment. Once this is done you have about 4-6 weeks for crating and shipping to occur. Well, I haven't got that message yet so I am figuring the wait is pushed out until February at least. Van's is now estimating 8 months for the empennage and 10 months for the wing kit.
Van's had setup a status website for us to track the status. However its been over three weeks since the website has been updated, so its pretty useless. The staff at Van's has a few people who peruse the forums out there and they have indicated its a work in progress as it is pretty new. As well, global delays in material processing, significant order surges, and shipping delays are causing havoc. Van's has increased their workforce, ordered additional materials, and is working around the clock, but the demand is so strong right now they cannot keep up.
I hope to have an update on the estimated ship/crate date sometime after the new year. In the meantime, I am going to finish assembling the DRDT tables and organize my toolbox completely. I have gotten most of my tools in now, just a few odd pieces I want to pick up after the holiday. Maybe I will get lucky and get a few for Christmas from the family. I don't expect much to happen this coming week, so Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!
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