Originally Posted by
flycatch
Scratch building or building from a kit will never die but those who do are becoming less in number. Reminds me of the day when people made their own clothes. Our hobby has progressed at an alarming rate brought about by outsourcing our industry and making all things related affordable to the average hobbyist. One thing that will never change is the person behind the sticks.
I fly at one club that has mostly ARFs and at another club that has mostly builders. You might say I see the best of both worlds. I find that both can be respected and thoroughly enjoyed. I don't build (I have repaired a few that were BAD
but I like to see the planes that folks build and I appreciate the hard work they put into them.
I may build one sometime down the road, however I am not sure whether I will. My favorite thing is flying and not building. I fly ARFs because that allows me to do what I like the most about the hobby and that is flying.