Nope, I dont' even consider money a relevant issue in modeling. At least not until this hobby, or any other hobby, becomes a destructive obsession, ruinous to family life, etc, which I've seen on a few occasions.I've seen people ignore their wives and kids, and spend the grocery money on R/C stuff, which isn't cool. I consider ARFs to be probably the best thing to ever happen to the model airplane hobby, simply because its a known fact that for many years, building the toys has been what's kept a lot of people out of this hobby. More people flying has got to be a good thing. I used to badmouth ARF's, years ago when they were mostly made outta something resembling lead, and covered with wrinkled shelf paper, but now, if I had to buy a kit, and build a 4 channel trainer, there's simply no way I'd consider it. First off, I hate ugly boxy trainers, lol, always did. Second, why build something for $300 that I can buy already built for $250? I just finished a Midwest trainer .60 that's been laying around my shop for years. Would I go out and buy the same kit today and build it, no. I love to build, to me it's half the fun at least. But my subjects are stuff that mostly isn't available in kit form at any price, and I have the room and equipment to build anything I need. Lots of people dont have those options. Apartment dwellers, temporary job assignments, etc. As for flying ability, yep , there are lots of builders who can't fly, and lots of fliers who can't build. Some people love rubber band peanut planes, others park fliers or scale or jets or whatever. If they want to buy every nut and bolt pre assembled, why should it bother me? I'm having fun, thats the name of the game.