ORIGINAL: Bozarth
ORIGINAL: Speedy-Gonzales
No one has time to build.
You have to MAKE time to build.
If building is truely in your blood you will find time.
I have yet to buy an ARF that I would deem airworthy right out of the box.
Building is the foundation of this hobby. Even with ARF's...if you can't build you are at a great disadvantage.
SPEEDY G
Building is the foundation of YOUR hobby. I know many RC national competitors who only have an interest in FLYING RC planes - not building them. I would guess they spend much more on the hobby than most ''builders'' do, and as a result, support many hobby oriented businesses more than the typical builder.
Kurt
P.S. SPEEDY G: Looks like we joined RCU at about the same time.[8D]
Kurt,
Please take into consideration that "National Competitors" who only have an interest in flying and not building ARE NOT your average everyday modeller. They probably don't know how to change the oil in their own car and if they do they would prefer that someone else do it for them for fear of getting dirt under their fingernails.
If the big money sponsors went away for these big shots they would have to come back down to earth and buy their own glue and build before they could ever fly again.
I know you and I are not that type.
Building is the foundation. Whether you built it or someone else built it. A model airplane HAS to be built by someone.