coyote732,
Why do you come on here and ask a question and then ignore the advice you get. I've watched this thread from the start and that is exactly what you have been doing. I will add this bit to the thread.

I am an instructor at our field (6 new flyers taught last year). If you showed up with that plane asking to be taught to fly, I'd tell you to take it back home and get a trainer. There is no way I would every think about training you on a biplane. There is a reason why a trainer airplane flies slow and stable, that's so it will be easier for you to learn.

By all means, finish the Phaeton, it's a beautiful plane. After you finish it, hang it up in your workshop and save it. Get a trainer and learn to fly on that.