Having sent the check and having a pretty good idea of what I plan to do, someone who has the flying bug all but begged to 'help' . . . and I realized I don't want him anywhere near the parts when I'm doing my work. I trust my own abilities but strangers aren't going to be in the plane when after a whole bunch of testing, I finally push the throttle in for my first flight. I don't want to crush his enthusiasm but it needs to channeled into a safe direction. So I'm thinking disassembly and moving subassemblies around. But every nut and bolt and fixture that will be going up with me . . . will have my finger prints on top.I can relate because I remember the skepticism my offers to help 20 years ago at an EAA chapter got a cold-shoulder, too. There needs to be 'safe' projects for newbies so they get the feeling of what it takes and a chance to do something without putting someone's safety at risk. . . . an interesting problem.Bob Wilson