Originally Posted by
j.duncker
I am going to disagree with this. The beginner should buy an ARF trainer, ideally one you can get spare components for. You can not build the same model from scratch for twice the cost of the ARF. The ARF will almost certainly come without warps or CG problems and will usually fly well from the gitgo. He will have fewer problems to sort out and if he has a crash can get back in the air quickly.
BUT he or she should be encouraged to buy a kit and start to build it at the same time as he / she learns to fly.
I was in complete agreement with H5487 until I read this. I think this is a great idea. It gives the noob sweat equity and knowledge of construction techniques that will become important for making repairs later while at the same time pacifying the desire to fly which SHOULD help to curb any "shortcuts" during the building process.