RV Builder Groups
Sometimes It Takes a Village
One of the more exciting aspects of building an RV is experiencing the vast community of builders and their enthusiasm for helping others. We encourage you to check in and visit with the many people who are already building or flying RVs. Builders often band together to provide mutual assistance in building and flying their aircraft. Many of these groups are highly-organized and some have regular meetings, newsletters, shared tool banks, and fly-in events. Van’s Aircraft has found builders’ groups to be invaluable for both new builders and the community as a whole, and we encourage these groups by serving as a clearinghouse for contact information and to help put people in touch.
Note: Because builders groups often change, vanish, resurrect, or change personnel (people do finish airplanes, after all!), please contact Van’s Aircraft either to add your group or to provide an update to the information on this list. You can email us at [email protected] with your changes.
Builder Groups by State/Region:
Alabama: Tennessee Valley Builder’s Group
Contact: Sam Buchanan and Bob Butler
Emails: Sam ([email protected]), Bob ([email protected])
Australia: RV Aircraft Australia Inc.
President: Alan Carlisle
Website: https://rvaa.com.au
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0403 323 973
California: EAA Chapter 20/ Flying 12 Club
Contact: Oliver Coolidge, Frank O’Neill, Bill Warner
Emails: Oliver ([email protected]), Frank ([email protected]), Bill ([email protected])
KSQL
620 Airport Way
San Carlos, CA 94070
Canada (British Columbia): Van’s Air Force – Western Canada Wing
Contact: Tedd McHenry
Email: [email protected]
5873 Angus Place, Surrey
British Columbia, Canada V3S 4W6
Colorado: Rocky Mountain RVators
Contact: Doug Bloomberg
Phone: 303-627-9674
2777 S Waco Way
Aurora, CO 80013
Denmark: Rvators Building Group and Formation Team
Website: www.Rvators.dk
Contact: Victor Byrholt
Phone: +45 22-42-91-81
Florida: Marshall Santi
Phone: 813-254-8400
2802 W Estrella St.
Tampa, FL 33629
France: Van’s Club of France
President Sylvian Andrieu
Website: https://vansblubdefrance.fr
Phone: 06 84 844 845
Georgia: North Atlanta Area
Contact: Bill Thomasson
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 404-822-8013
Kansas: Kansas City RVators
Contact: Kevin Vap
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 913-851-2289
9608 W 131st Terr.
Overland Park, KS 66213-3316
Massachusetts: Van’s Air Force – New England Wing
Contact: Ken Balch
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 503-231-8021
15 Magnolia Pointe
Ashland, MA 01721
Minnesota: Twin Cities RV Builders Group
Website: https://www.mnwing.org
Phone: 651-398-1184 or 612-845-6178
543 S. Mississippi Blvd.
St Paul, MN 55116
New Zealand
Contact: James McPhee
Email: [email protected]
Phone/Fax: 643-337-6547
Cell: 642-176-8098
PO Box 36-248
Christchurch 8003
New Zealand
North/South Carolina: RVators of the Carolinas
Contact: Bill Crothers
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 704-560-1892
Matthews, NC 28016
Oklahoma: Builders Group
Contact: Alan Newby
3109 S 115 E. Ave
Tulsa, OK 74146-1925
Oregon: EAA Chapter 9002, Portland Area East Side
Contact: Richard Scott
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 503-630-4739
Location varies
Texas: Van’s Air Force – Southern Region
Contact: Doug Reeves
Website: https://www.vansairforce.net
Email: [email protected]
Lewisville, Texas
United Kingdom: RVUK
Contact: Ian Corse
Website: https://www.rvuk.co.uk
