Too late - at this point, the first batch is in a container and on it's way...

I've become the same way - I need to be SURE about how a jet's built. That's why I built my JetLegend Hawk from a kit; I got to de-grease/de-amine the interior of the fuse and sand it myself to ensure all the bulkheads got proper adhesive. I also substituted wood where I saw fit and actually, there weren't too many places at all that needed it. The effort paid off I feel. Any wood kit, I'd end up reinforcing here and there to make the dang thing last more than a season.

I really liked the DV8R and wanted a kit, but I just couldn't warrant a wood kit based on the soft, fast growth balsa wood/lite ply they typically use. You can buy some nice (or at least reasonable) composite kits for nearly the same amount.

Still like the basic planform of the DV8R-looks like a nice pattern plane with lots of wing area. Does this one have a foam or balsa wing?