1. Buy a cheap aeroplane.
2. Fly the socks off it while you learn what sort of aeroplane it is, what
sort of pilot you are and what sort of aeroplane would suit you.
3. Buy a Champ*.
4. Fly
5. Fly
6. Fly
7. Fly
8. Fly
9. Fly
10. Fly
* there might be an alternative to this; I really couldn't say...