I went for the kit, but then I like building things A lot of people at my club said to me "But with all that time and effort invested in it, aren't you afraid that you'll crash it?" Personally I found that building from the kit had exactly the opposite effect on my confidence; I'm not overly worried about crashing the plane 'cos I've seen it naked and know how it all goes together If and when I crash it, I'll just buy a bit more balsa and re-build whatever needs to be replaced!

Of course, in my mind there's nothing quite like flying a plane that you've hand-built from a box of sticks