Poor boys have poor ways.......
I know a guy that couldn't afford a Cub, but wanted to have the ability to work off-airport. He has a Pacer, and frankly, he is as good w/ that Pacer as anyone I've ever seen in a Pacer.
Keep in mind that its a Pacer and will never be anything else. Buy it cheap, fly it cheap, fly anywhere, land in a lot of places...not every place a Cub will will, but still you can do off-airport work with it.
Pacer's are short coupled little buggers, use them rudder pedals like a boxer on a speed bag, fly it all the time, unless its tied-down.
Wing are short, droop tips make a huge difference. Tail drops during slow flight so you gotta fly it hard, land fast fast and stay on them pedals.
You could put a bunch of money into one, but not a good investment cause you'll never get back. Buy one that's ugly, but runs and flys good, burn car gas in it, and ENJOY flying :lol:
There's one right now on
www.aeroalaska.com for like $30,000 +/- that includes big tires, edo 2000 floats, and skis, mid time engine, in anual and ready to fly right now...might suite your desires prefectly!