ORIGINAL: rcflip
Thread on it over at PB...
Yep, and here is a quote from Mike (Salmon on PB) from the PB site on Jan10
ORIGINAL: Salmon
Get the Hybrid while you can guys as this may be my last kit run of these. Balsa costs have gone up so much as well as everything else including my time that it is hard to justify producing kits anymore without pushing costs up significantly.
Another from Jun10
ORIGINAL: Salmon
Sorry but producing kits is hard to do anymore due to costs of balsa and other supplies. Plus I have far less time on hand than I used to. Balsa costs have gone up 40% since last year. Unless you want to pay $100+ for a 40 size kit I don't see myself producing these in kit form. Doing my best to even keep ARF costs down but even China costs have gone up and keep going up. Don't be surprised if all the manufacturers start raising prices again this year.