Scar, 50 couples is in fact the common joke, and funny one at that. Reality is, a hundred guys go out, and when they all come back, a couple of the wives have moved out and cleaned house while there man was out doing his duty.

But, back to ARF issue. I know my posting was shall we say, lacking in courtesy to some who love ARFs. I particularly think they are fine as well. My issue was, when buying an ARF, don't trust someone else to build your plane, please go out of your way during assembly to make sure it is done right. That's pretty much it. I admit, when I saw Jims hand, it freaked me out a bit. Not the blood and gore, but the fact it happened in the way it did, and to a really good guy. I have read his posts, and can't say a bad thing about him. Another reason I really added the link, is hopefully for those who have not seen it, they will, and perhaps learn from it to prevent the same thing from happening again.
I admit I am just getting back into the saddle here, but am trying to relearn as fast as possible. I just want to pass what little wisdom I have to those who may not have yet experienced this. The loss of a digit is no way to learn a lesson. I don't wish that on anyone. All I know is that if I do ever purchase an ARF, I will be more than vigilant during it's assembly process, just if I started to build it from scratch.

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