So after a few years of ARF's, I'm flipping through a catalog and run across this plane, a Top Flite Contender, and I fall in love with it and have to have it. Much to my dismay at the time, there is no ARF. After a few weeks of reading this forum I decided I could build one myself. This is a condensed version of what it was like for a first time builder with no help to build a kit. I'll go ahead and admit that I'm hooked now and don't plan on owning any more ARF's any time soon. I enjoyed building during the south Texas windy season as much as I enjoy flying. Don't tell my wife, but I'm already looking for my next kit.