i saw your cockpit build thread. my initial thought was what in the hell.... but when you said that you would use it for a simulator, i thought that would be sweet! then i read about the cockpit fest. is that a european thing?
anyway, the future plans are for the wife to get back to school this fall to finish her rn. she just got done with her lpn this last summer. boy even that helped out in the finacial department. but as a rn, i will have a sugar momma. i wont mind one bit when she will be the bread winner! by that time we will be able to pay down some dept, and take full advantage of our 3.875% arm. the goal is to get an acreage in the country, she has a horse. then i can have my shop. i have been stocking up slowly on my tool selection. i have a welder and now got a nice 33 gallon air compressor. as soon i can get a decent shop/garage, i will begin the project.
as far as the replica goes...... a jurca mj77 two seater- 75% or a sal mustang. the jurca plans are really exspensive, over $1000. the sal plans are $600 for the two seater. both are made of wood, which i think in the long run will be easier to work with.there is an all aluminum kit, but i can not remember what the name is. but i want something that will use a automobile v-8, all aluminum to save weight, probably supercharged. i think a v-10 would be neat, but the only v-10 push rod engine out there is from chrysler...... and the all aluminum viper motor is really pricey.
there will be no merlin powered airplane in my hanger, unless i win the lottery. i checked and the average price is around 1.9 million. sighhhh