Hello All I subscribed the other day when I found the link at Ron's page. My timing could not have been better. I have narrowed my decision down to either a FlyBaby or a VP-1. This would be my first attempt at a homebuilt. My wood working skills are OK but I am a patient man. Being new at this, is the FlyBaby a good "first homebuilt?" I love the lines of a FlyBaby and in fact have had a picture of a P-26 since I was a child, 35 years old now. Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Have a great day. Dave -----Original Message----- From: N95MF@aol.com [mailto:N95MF@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 1999 4:14 PM To: FlyBaby@listbot.com Subject: Re: Fly Baby vs. Volksplane FlyBaby I sent a note direct to Mike on his choice, but I'll make my 2 cents worth public since someone asked. I have a FlyBaby (A65) and my neighbor two houses down has a VP II. He flies my FlyBaby regularly and he hates to admit it but prefers how my plane flies overall to his. Since he put an A65 on his VP, the performance is very close. I outclimb him but he keeps up in cruise. The VP is diffinitely easier to build, and you can see this in the final product. IN MY OPINION, the classic lines of the FlyBaby are much nicer looking. From seeing my neighbors troubles with his VW engine, I personally would have trouble putting one of those on my airplane, although I am sure there are many in the field giving good service. Well that's this FlyBaby owner's opinion. Mark Goldberg Austin TX