[hattend]

I was talking to a guy awhile back who was building an amphib and his plan was to put in an engine that used standard gasoline. Is that rare in the home-built world?

I am by no means an expert in the homebuilt world. My experience is helping to build a Thorpe T-18 in the 70's and helping rebuild a wrecked Super Cub.

You can get engines certificated for car gas. Since this is my first plane I will be following the directions to a "T".

Like you, if I win the lottery and can get a fleet of planes to experiment on, I may start thinking outside the box. :-)

[bootless]

Hey, good luck and have fun building the RV-9A - it's a great plane. There is a very active RV builder's group - definitely hook into it if you haven't already.