@neverlost1. Precisely in regards to having an emotional connection to kits built vs ARFs assembled. I also have a ARF and a PNP. I got them for quick instant fun while my Kougar and Komet was being built. And since I have both types of planes, I have felt the connection to built vs ARFs. I've been saying this for some time that when the planes are built by the owner, the owner will fly them with greater care, maintain them with greater care, and handle them with greater care compared to the ARFs, RTFs, PNPs, BNFs, etc. when I fly the ARF and PNP, I do so with "if it crashes, no worries, just go out and buy another one if I want to". In my situation, I've wanted birds that are not offered as ARFs, RTFs, etc. So far, all the birds I was interested in have been only offered in kits requiring to be built from a stack of balsa, plastic, and hardware. The two ARF and PNP birds I have was just purchased to tide me over during the builds. One bird I have been looking at is the Dirty Birdie and that one is offered as an ARF. However I've read about quality issues with those ARFs. So I think I'm going to just be on the lookout for the traditional Dirty Birdie build kit instead of the ARF version.