If Imeasure myself on the fact it took me 5 hours last night to line up 12 holes on my current ARF, Ishoulda started my first kit 40 years ago. It must be one of those "builders" ARFs

I've got one season in this hobby under my belt. I have 2 ARFs and for the sake of keeping the peace, "assembling" my third ARF. I will do a kit someday, heck, maybe one of those fancy dandy glass fuse kits. But Ireally don't understand the snobby attitudes. In one season I have truly seen some awesome kit planes, and I have seen some kit builts never make it off the ground before they were "rekitted." Ironically, the kit guys who were not snobbish about it were a great help when a corn stalk severed my second ARFhalf way between the wing and tail feathers......about a dozen popsicle sticks, CA, kicker, razor saw, exacto knife, wire cutters, Z bend pliers, sand paper and some clear tape and it was a couple inches shorter, but back in the air 45 minutes later. Other than the missing covering, couldn't tell a difference. The "snobby" kit guys said, "It's an ARF, might as well pull your servos, engine, battery, etc. out of it and burn it, it'll never fly right again."

I'm truly thankful that the cool "builders" were able to help me out, and teach me a few things that afternoon. I'm glad the snobby kit builders were too busy....just like I will be when their precious masterpiece goes down in the 9 foot corn this coming season.