Kit Cutters Inc
 

Does anyone have experience with Kit Cutters Inc? If so, what do you get in the kit (cowl, wheel pants, plans, instruction booklet, etc) and what kind of quality can one expect? They have a Luscombe 8a that I would be very interested in, but for their prices, I think the kit should be complete. Thanks, everyone.

RE: Kit Cutters Inc
 

Typically a kit cutter only includes the wood needed to build the aircraft, if it is a "full kit". A short kit only includes the "cut wood", no sheets or sticks. Some will include wire for landing gear & struts. You will need to purchase any plans, instruction, canopy, hardware, and glass parts (cowl & wheelpants etc.) from a seperate supplier.

RE: Kit Cutters Inc
 

Kit Cutters doesn't mass-produce kits. Every kit is a custom job, and that's why their prices are high. They basically perform a service of selecting and cutting the wood. Saves you a lot of time and you don't end up buying more wood than you need, or (more common) making several trips to the LHS for "one more piece". But it's not a kit in the CG/GP/Sig sense. Depending on how much effort the designer put into the plans/instructions, you're still essentially scratch-building a plane.