It's my homebuilt.
Seriously, I asked myself what do I want in a homebuilt?
1. High wing, so I can see the landscape (You can get bored looking down on a wing all day...)
2. Tri-gear. I'm not superman. Even though I've got good feet, mass in front of the mains is just good physics.
3. Flaps. Training spoiled me here, perhaps, but after the first 200 landings, I said to myself: "I want a plane with flaps."
4. Four-stroke engine. Two-strokes have intake and exhaust valves open simultaneously. Wasteful. And when they quit, it's right now.
5. Small engine. Latin teachers can't be pouring 100 LL through gobs of horsepower. (Buying the gas for a XC in a Stinson, with 165 hp Franklin engine, was a good lesson.)
6. NOT ultra-light. I need to fly, not emulate a wind-blown leaf.
You get the point: when I put it all together, I realized I already OWN my ideal homebuilt. (Think of the time I saved!) Now if I could only do my own annual...
