nitro wing :

It's defiantly a sore spot to very many!! I understand your position but it's probably not going to happen. Heres why I think this way. time has become such a valued thing because so many of us have so little of it to spend doing what we want, So... New comers to the hobby find the hobby by stumbling into a hobby store or seeing RC planes flying at the park when attending a little league ball game or by way of friends. Now this being the case all they know is FLYING these neat toys and building one never crosses their mind because pre built planes are so redly available. they are told by their friends or the hobby store that !QUOT! for just $$ we can have you ready to go in just a few hours!QUOT! it seems so simple. In the recent past I find it more and more that when you go into a hobby store you see ARF's everywhere and the only kits are covered in dust on the top shelf, and as a result most builders are going to the Internet for their specialty purchases and hobby stores are stocking mostly ARF's. New comers to the hobby that have never built a kit have on idea that some of these ARF's are just built less than adequate for safe operation because it's all they ever see. I've seen things at our field that simply scare the hell out of me and it's cause some people do not know any better. but we as experienced builders and fliers owe to ourselves and the newbies to jump in and help before someone gets hurt. I'm with you in your opinion that everyone needs to build a KIT and gain an understanding of the things you listed, but I don't see it becoming any kind of trend as long as ARF's are everywhere.
At our field we are very careful not to insult new comers or discourage an ARF for their first plane but we also are very strict in how we let our field be used. and we encourage the new commers to rebuild their crashed aircraft as opposed to just replacing it and we offer help in this area, several in the club have nice shops and are open to the use of their shops for just this thing. I don't have an answer for you I'm just letting you know how we address those very concerns in our club.
In closing....The last thing any of us want or need is any kind of reperssive regulation so lets all try to help newcomers learn without doing damage to life and limb and my car in the parking lot!!!!! and together we just might keep our hobby.

I'm with you.

Miloh.