Neal wrote:
After 4 years and nearly 500 hours later, I figured it's time for a
change. I'd like to start building my own airplane now, probably an
RV-7 or RV-8, haven't decided for certain on which model.

Consider weight and balance.
Consider side/side vice tandem.
Side/side is nice, you can spread your map out instead of folding it
into small sections.