Hi, I started this RV project after finding and talking to the only TC with in 50 miles according to the EAA site, even joined his chapter 30 miles away from the local chapter. He agreed to inspect my work,So I buy an emp. when I ask him to look at the emp. before I start closing it, he basically refused, said "oh you don't want me to look at it" and referred me to an AP in the group that told me he has never done any inspections on Homebuilt planes. It seems I'm located in the middle of an EAA non-functioning TC vortex. There are many homebuilts here [not RV's],so they pulled it off. The friendly old timers I know here in SE Washington told me to not even bother joining the local EAA chapter, they had left the chapter and said I would get no help, I watch them at our hangers and they ignore each other. I've tried to talk to a couple of them [local EAA] and got the cold shoulder,wierd. There must be some history that predates my aviation entry here. I envy the comradier I hear of on here. I've built many RC's,but people don't ride in them. Do I have to have TC inspections? Do I just build on? How would you proceed? Gene