Are all of the Lanier Caps Junk?
I have been flying the Lanier Cap 232 for about six months and am very pleased with it. There were many things which required fixing during assembly of mine. Most of the fuse required re-gluing. The horizontal stab did not align properly with the fuse and wing. In fact the instructions do not even mention checking the wing or stab incidences. The hing holes in one side of the stab were drilled incorrectly. Finally the plane came out heavier than I was hoping. I am an experienced builder so all of the problems were easy to fix except the weight. All in all it is the nature of the beast with ARF's you have to assume that the plane was not built as well as you would have done and check EVERYTHING. You may get lucky and not have to fix anything. At any rate you will be airborn faster than building a kit. Mine is flying at 17.3pounds with a Moki 2.1 and even at 5400 feet where I fly I have adequate vertical for IMAC sportsman and it lands at a reasonable speed.