I decided it was time to make the step. I had been thinking about building an airplane for about a year before I had the time, the place, and the money to get it started. I decided on Van's RV7A for the performance and design that make it great for mountain flying as well as cross country travel. The 7A is the tricycle gear, like Van's demo plane shown above, which I chose simply because I don't have any experience in a taildragger and the tricycle gear seemed easer to land in the often breezy Colorado weather.
I'm a private pilot and was getting frustrated with the planning involved with renting airplanes. I am just as fascinated by the building process as I am with the final result, which will be an airplane that I can truely call my own.