Hi guys,

I'm currently learning to fly again. I learned to fly about 4 years ago and flew like a nutter grabbing virtually any chance I could to get airborne. However, I then spent 3 years not flying and so I am now buddied up with one of our clubs instructors and he is going to get me back up to speed again.
I am so impractical that I even had to get someone else to make my ARTF plane for me It's a Super Sportster 40.

I would love to build a plane. In part I want to do this because I want to improve my practical skills. In part because I want to be able to repair the plane if I crash it and I know it will be easier for me to do this if I built the plane myself. Most of all though I want to kit the plane out with as much scale parts (cockpit etc) as I can. So, important characteristics for me are that

a) it's suitable as a first build but is still reasonably scale and looks good in the air and on the ground
b) reasonably easy to fly given the level of my flying experience
c) I want to use a 4 stroke engine and have it enclosed (not sticking out of the side of the cowl etc).

What do you think guys?
Cheers,
Dub