No build starting with a Short Kit builds fast.

The only realistic answer to your question would be based on how much building skill and experience you have.
If you have built at least a couple airplanes (not ARF's, they do <u>not</u> count, period) from kit form, you would have a fair idea how much time is involved.

Jeff took what... 3 months roughly (off top of my head) and that is with him having designed the airframe, line by line in CAD, to the finished product already once before on the prototype, so this second revised Lightning was a little easier going for him. Isay that because he knows exactly what steps to take throughout the entire build. There is no instruction sheet to build by, here.

So really, the answer on how long would it take to build? It completely depends on your skills and experience. There is no way to toutch a build time in general.

Iconsider my skill/exp to be up there with some of the best, definitely not the best, but tons of real build exp under my belt, and expect to take 3-4 months. Maybe as much as 6, depending on funds.

Iimagine though, with the right exp., and funds to boot... a guy could knock one of these out in a few weeks though.

Hope that helps</p>