Thanks for the advice. I pretty much have my heart set on an F16, sooner or later and finances permitting. As far as I know there aren't any in the area at present, but I think the basic concept of the class is pretty compelling and with Blade production coming on-line I think there is going to be strong growth there in the future.
Woopee! Through friends in the NL, I am in the process of buying a used Taipan 4.9 in excellent shape from a Dutch dealer. I'm going to Europe for a long weekend in December to pick it up & put it in storage in Frankfurt (hopefully we'll use it next fall). That's good enough for me at least.
No racer here, just dilettantic dinking around in old age. Beats basket-weaving and rocking chairs.
