Hey Rich,
Good to see you on the site! Out of curiousity, where on Long Island are you located? I fly into ISP quite often for work and have explored a lot of the area.
As for online assistance, I would recommend you start by visiting two places. The first is the Sonex Builders and Pilots Foundation website (
www.sonexfoundation.com) for a lot of good useful information on building and flying.
Second, check out the main Sonex website (
www.sonexaircraft.com) and then click on the link called 'SUPPORT' in the top middle of the page. This should bring a drop down menu where you can choose a lot of good options to explore, including Instruction Sheet and Video Tips. I think you'll find a lot of good information on there in terms of what you need to build.
Let us know what other questions you have, and again, welcome!