RE: ARF Quality Experiment
I have been in RC a little over 4 years now, not nearly as long as many of you, but I have really learned from those with much more experience. So, I have to say that I haven't assembled a bad ARF yet. I have only purchased GP, WM and H-9 ARF kits. Oh I have had my failures both due to my errors and that of one Rx. and a bad piece of balsa in a Giles by G.P. ( They replaced everything so I have no complaints ) So, no worst for me. I have enjoyed them all.
One thing I have noticed is that you can read both good and bad comments on both G.P and H-9, though generally the comments are very good. I do like G.P a bit better than H-9, but this is just my personal preference. Conversely, I have a WM Giant P-51 and a WM Giant Extra (Extra under assembly) The only negative comment I have ever read about WM is that the stock retracts are not the best, which I have to agree. Other than this, I have only read good things about WM. I have to give the node to WM as the best quality made ARF based on my experience level. On a scale of 1-10 with a 10 being the best - Construction 10, Covering 10, directions 2, hardware 2, Final product appearance 10, flying characteristics 10, reliability 10.