Hi Aeajr,

Thanks for your reply and suggestions. I appreciate your interest in my questions. The reason I prefer building a kit rather than buying an arf is that I enjoy the building process. My shop in my garage is well suited for projects and I can leave the work in progress without it disturbing anyone.

As to the powered sailplane, the one I mentioned, a Great Planes Spectra, is an electric powered sailplane. It's the powered version of the Spirit that you speak of. I like the information you gave about it's flying abilities, that reassures me that I've made a good choice.

Thanks again and have a great day.