There's an old pilot saying along the lines of "never fly the 'A'-model of anything," but this is the most-bang-for-the-buck dependable fun airplane ever. In Arizona on the flight out from Texas. OSH veteran and all-around good airplane. The Grumman is an ongoing project - since '99 we've added a moving map GPS/COM, all new canopy and windows, new gas caps, new hardware, 2nd digital NAV/COM and new interior which was fun to install.