Well, I'm going to go against the flow here when it comes to converting to wing bolts. I have nothing against converting the plane to wing bolts as I have done many conversions myself. However, for somebody that is training on the plane I like them to have the wing attached with rubber bands. When the wing is attached rubber bands it allows for the wing/fuselage to withstand more bumps and bangs. Let's face it, people learning to fly are a bit rough on planes. They get banged around a bit. With the wing attached with the rubber bands the bangs and bumps are absorbed by the rubber bands. When a wing it bolted on there is more chance that those bumps and bangs will translate into damage.

Also, there is more than just putting a couple of nylon bolts through the sheeting of the wing to convert it to bolt-on. Especially in the front dowels of the wing. The wing has to be reinforced so that they loads on the wing are transferred to the spar and load bearing structure of the wing. If this isn't done properly the wing will simply pull off in flight. That's a lot for a beginning builder to handle. I think that it's simply much easier for a new builder to build by the plans and leave the bolt-on upgrade for later.

That's my 2 pennies worth here.

Ken