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11-18-2004, 10:04 PM
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11-19-2004, 11:19 AM
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RE: 2X2 Extra
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How can you afford to build a kit these days when this is all done for you at only $549??????
How can you afford to build a kit these days when this is all done for you at only $549??????
To these guys money is not as big of a concern as the finished product. There's more of these guys around than you'd guess, believe me.I agree to an extent though, in a lot of cases the quality of these planes exceeds what the average guy can do, and at a lower price tag. The finished appearance of an all composite plane is tough to beat. Just don't buy into the longevity arguement, if you fly a lot you may have to do a lot of maintenance on a composite plane....and that depends on the particular plane. Some last forever, some become a cracked, delaminated POS after a couple of hundred flights....which takes me about 2 months during a stretch of good weather. Some snap in half unexpectedly [X(]
These are good times we're living in for the average ARF pilot, there are a LOT of reasonably priced options that didn't exist just a few years ago.
-Mike
11-19-2004, 03:20 PM
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Mike, I agree with you %100. I love to build, but I have tried a few ARFs. You can definitely get in nthe air quickly with them, but durability is questionable. Barring major disaster(s), I doubt I'll buy another one.
FYI, you can still get the Excess kit for about $425 shipped which certainly makes the aforementioned ARF look pretty inexpensive!!
-Will B.
FYI, you can still get the Excess kit for about $425 shipped which certainly makes the aforementioned ARF look pretty inexpensive!!
-Will B.
11-19-2004, 05:01 PM
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RE: 2X2 Extra
I've built all of my pattern planes, but it kills me to spend $100 on monokote to get the colors I need, when I know it's probably costing the manufacturer about 5 bucks to make a roll. To me it's not the building or kit costs, it's covering, glue, paint, wood that really add up. I take that back, I did have a Focus II last year. I'm pretty sure it was built as well as anything I can do. Even longevity wise. I saw no reason to think it wouldn't last. Of course, it wasn't $395 either.
