Online Builder's Resource Has Helped Aircraft Builders And Restorers Since 2004

ExperCraft's Simple Log is celebrating five year of providing aircraft builders and restorers a simple and valuable resource for tracking and sharing projects since its initial release in November 2004. This free Web site has had an average of one new user sign up daily.

"Our builders are voracious and very active," says Rob Riggen, ExperCraft's founder.  "Collectively the ExperCraft community has uploaded 42,000 aircraft project images into the public database and logged 136,500 hours on their projects. That works out to 75 airplane building hours every day for 5 years.  The productivity is impressive!" exclaims Riggen.

Each builder is provided with their own Web site for displaying images and notes on their project progress. A guest book on each site collects supportive comments and feedback from other builders.  "The whole system is automated," says Riggen.  "The builder sites are always up-to-date and hosted automatically for free."

Builders can share their Web addresses with friends and family across the globe. The database of projects can be searched by those who aspire to build or are trying to decide which kit most suits their needs and mechanical skills. Some builders have used the system to review upcoming tasks that have been documented by others to reduce mistakes and increase confidence.

ExperCraft's data also shines some light on a healthy aviation consumer market. Builders who use the system can track their expenses using the software. To date $5.5 million has been recorded in the system. "When builders sign up for the ExperCraft service they have purchased their airframe kits already but still have a large number of expenses ahead of them," notes Riggen.

FMI: www.expercraft.com