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Old 07-03-2018, 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by RCFlyerDan
The answer is ARF's. A very small percentage of hobbyist truly build anymore, so I guess Horizon Hobbies decided to NOT keep in stock what doesn't sell. If you didn't know, Horizon Hobbies bought Hobbico, Tower's Parent company. If you ever noticed, HH never really had true kits to build. Just ARF's. It doesn't make sense to keep inventory that rarely sells. Builder's kits are going away just as glow engines are going away. Technology moves forward.
You can label it "technology moving forward". I call it a very sad state of affairs. Fortunately for me, I was involved in the hobby/sport in what I will label its' hayday. Many kits available and many builders/flyers eager to build and fly!! I have yet to purchase an arf and never will. When the time arrives when no more kits are available, that is when I leave the hobby/sport.
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