Intrigued
I have to admit, I am intrigued by the idea. Flying open cockpit, even with some sort of restricted flight envelope, would be attractive. I do think a return to Phase 1, at least for open cockpit operation of the aircraft, would be wise if not required.
Fabricating some sort of removable fairing that would bridge the area between the pilot seat and the turtleback would also be an interesting project.
Frankly, I a little surprised this hasn't been explored before. Are there more unannounced open cockpit flyers out there?