Hey race77, if you ever want to get out to Busse Woods field, we could get together. Here's the thing- I never had an instructor, just lots of sim time (and a couple hundred hours in Warriors and Cessnas), and I did fine without one. Now I'm not recommending that you go the same route, but if you can fly it well on the sim with some wind and gusts/thermals dialed in, and land it consistantly without crashing, then you are more ready than you think. The truth is that your biggest enemy is fear, and once you overcome that then you will be flying. Just my 2 cents. Also, the AFS system is NOT good for you! All that aside, if you wanna meet up, then I can at least take it up and get it trimmed out for you and show you that it will fly, and give you a few pointers.

Here's the RV-6 all painted and waiting for a radio (9C). Next project- T.F. T-34 glassed with retracts!