That is a very nice looking plane. I had a Kavalier about 30 years ago when I was a beginner and never liked it. It was just sort of a dog in the air and it seemed like it didn't climb well. I've thought about what was wrong with it lately and I think it was simply too nose heavy. If I run into a kit cheap enough at a swap meet, I might build another one just to see if I was right.

carl