I think he's not interested in getting credit for people falling out of the sky. I think he's ok looking side to side to see if you're going to run him over. He just doesn't want to have to look up to see if you're going to get him that way.

I used to spectate at a fly-in in Portsmouth NH. There was a guy there who's plane was made mostly of street sign posts, blue tarps and snowblower motors. That guy was a legend.

I'd suggest good old reliable carbs. Lots a failure points induced with fuel injection. Lots of extra weight and lots of extra problems. Problems during take off = death. I suggest reliable over slight improvements in fuel efficiency.