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What is it that you DO NOT like about ARFs?
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RE: What is it that you DO NOT like about ARFs?
With few exceptions a kit does not end up a tank unless you make it one.
The title of this thread is "What is it that you DO NOT like about ARFs?", let's keep it at that.
The title of this thread is "What is it that you DO NOT like about ARFs?", let's keep it at that.
You're right about the title of the thread. .................... yes, and let's stick to that subject Moderator ................
mitchell170, sounds like you got a lemon. Glad to hear they stepped up and replaced the defective parts. Yet another reason to stick to the afore mentioned companies.
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RE: What is it that you DO NOT like about ARFs?
I can't take it anymore.
Come on guys.
Kits ARE what YOU make them.
ARFs are for the most part, what the Chinese make them.
Personally, when I build, I use top quality materials, weather they come in the kit, or I have to replace replace them. I also know how to use different kinds of glue and glass to keep it strong where it needs to be, yet light as possible. I sand, don't do full overlays, and know how to rig for strength and weight reduction.
A good experienced builder can produce a better plane than anything mass produced (strength, weight, and looks included). But it comes at some cost in time and money.
Granted, a lot of kit planes get built heavy, but please, let's not blame the kits, the builders are responsible for what they produce, just as the ARF manufacturers are.
Come on guys.
Kits ARE what YOU make them.
ARFs are for the most part, what the Chinese make them.
Personally, when I build, I use top quality materials, weather they come in the kit, or I have to replace replace them. I also know how to use different kinds of glue and glass to keep it strong where it needs to be, yet light as possible. I sand, don't do full overlays, and know how to rig for strength and weight reduction.
A good experienced builder can produce a better plane than anything mass produced (strength, weight, and looks included). But it comes at some cost in time and money.
Granted, a lot of kit planes get built heavy, but please, let's not blame the kits, the builders are responsible for what they produce, just as the ARF manufacturers are.
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RE: What is it that you DO NOT like about ARFs?
Granted, a lot of kit planes get built heavy, but please, let's not blame the kits, the builders are responsible for what they produce, just as the ARF manufacturers are.