Well, since I had long ago downloaded the plans I was unaware of the brouhaha over them, sorry. I understand where Van's is coming from but, frankly, I don't see why they don't make the plans available themselves electronically for sale. l would not want to build this plane with only the paper set; I carry the digital set with me so I can read ahead while traveling, refer to the plans while at home and ordering parts or asking/answering questions here, and even sometimes at the hangar (I have a netbook there) because it's easier to handle than the book and I can blow up the drawings to see details that are small even in the print version. That said, I will respect their copyright to the extent that I will not distribute my copy of the plans. But in case a Van's Employee is monitoring this site, please pass the message that there is a potential market for an electronic version of the plans.