I wish I had saved my response on a Word document so that I could just copy and paste for the dozens of times I have responded to this question. I built kits-- in the beginning 2-4 per year for a number of years. Nowdays, I have to pay people to assemble ARFs for me and I buy used already built planes. Time marches on--priorities change--and it gets harder and harder to find/justify time for a hobby. In my case at least. I spend a TON OF MONEY every year on these stupid little planes. It seems that every SPARE minute is devoted to maintenance and upkeep, etc......

If I had to go back to building everything I fly, I would be out of this hobby before the sun went down today.

NOT THAT I LIKE IT THAT WAY--- THAT IS JUST THE WAY IT IS-- OR THE WAY IT HAS BECOME FOR ME-- for better or worse