Since I'm 17 soon turning 18 (september this year) my mom and dad didn't want me to build the cockpit (at least not at home) since it might just end up in one half-way finished cockpit somewhere in the basement. Anyway, my mom came up with a possible solution. How about building a cockpit but not for self-intended use, but for instructional use at the local flyingclub. Do you guys think that they would be interested in having a cockpit made like their "schoolplane" so they can practise things on the ground. It is a Katana Diamond 20-100. It could be used for learning theory on-ground inside the cockpit without being able to crash the plane... :P
Best Regards
Didrik