Decision to build.

The longer I had to hire an aircraft to fly the more despondent I became. It was expensive I could only get an aircraft in a certain time slot which normally did not suit me.

I looked around at buying an aircraft and very quickly gave up that idea because the costs were very high.

I then found out that you were allowed to build and fly your own aircraft. This sounded like the ideal solution.

I found out that different countries have different regulations so enquire in your country for accurate regulations.

I found out that home build aircraft came in many different shapes sizes engine size performance and seating capacity. For more info see he link below.
http://www.homebuilt.org/

I looked at aircraft that would be simple o build and relatively inexpensive to fly.
I quickly found out that there were a bewildering variety of aircraft build from wood and plywood or welded tube fuselages covered with cloth and wings also covered with cloth or al aluminum airplanes or even aircraft build out of foam sheets and covered with polyester resin and cloth made from fiberglass or even more exotic cloths.

I had to do a serious study to firstly see what will I use the aircraft for, then what materials and processes am I comfortable with., how long is the estimated time to build, how good are the plans, are materials available locally to buy or do I have to import? , are semi finished parts available that will save construction time?, do I have the place to build an aircraft?, will my family help? How much will it cost? Can I afford it?

I wanted an aircraft to putter round locally and once in a while do a longish trip somewhere else.
I decided that wood is a readily available material and you don’t need heavy machinery to work it, hand tools are fine.
I found a design that listed 600 hrs build time.
The plans were available and of very good quality
Wood of aircraft quality was available locally.
Plywood would have to be imported
I could import material kits from here http://www.aircraftspruce.com/menus/kits/index.html
I decided to build the aircraft in the family garage.
My family was not supportive.
The finished cost is about USD 10,000 Materials, Radio and Instruments
I decided I could afford this.
This sounded too good to be true.