Hello!

The feedback above is spot on.
Stick to designing for your mission as opposed to getting caught in the lust of upgrades. As many have found, an SS7 with 100hp sitting on Groves is an impressive aircraft.
- Worry about VGs later. You can always add em.
- LLE is not something you can really add later without big work and there aren't really downsides to installing it.. as a builder the cost of it is a drop in the bucket.
- Regarding tints, I would encourage you to check the tint levels at LP Aero for reference. They have different levels for cockpit as opposed to auxillary glass. I have grey bubble doors and I thought they sent me clear ones by accident if that tells you anything.
- Struts, if you can afford it.. do it. Great upgrade.

I fly out of YRP sometimes and am building a SS7 closeby. Feel free to PM me if you want to see something.