I fly a 2001 Velocity SE-RG (I didn't build it though). Have been flying it since March and love it. It is a delight to fly-- two fingers on the stick and rarely use the pedals when you're in the air, mostly for takeoffs, landings and taxiing. I usually cruise at 9000-10000' and routinely get 160 KIAS with a 200hp IO-360 with an M-T constant speed prop and burn about 10gph at altitude. San Antonio, TX to Atlanta non-stop on less than a tank of 100LL (60 gals).
Trimmed out it's very stable, but it's very responsive if you want to do some yankin' and bankin'. It's light so it tends to bounce around in bumpy air but it can be fun to watch the canards flap. Gull wing doors are nice when it's raining.
If I were to do it again I'd go with the larger XL body and wings. The only gripes I have are the lack of luggage space for x-c with the family and the fact that I can't carry 4 with luggage and full tanks.
The company has fantastic customer service and I'm always treated like a member of the family. Great folks.
