ORIGINAL: Steve CT
I was talking to my local hobby shop guy this last week and I was saying how I may want to buy a kit soon and start building it.
He told me that if you are worried with cost wise it is cheaper to buy the ARF plane instead of a kit build kit. <<<snip>>>
As you can see, there are a couple of different perspectives on the Kit vs ARF question, and even a SPAD proponent spoke up. If cost is an issue, don't feel bad if you find and buy a very inexpensive ARF (check
http://bissonmufflers.com/en/aircraf...ch_results.htm - the Phoenix ARF's are still on sale, but the one trainer is sold out. The other is still $54.)
On the other hand, if you want to build, and aren't in a rush to get to the field, by all means build a training plane. The trainer kits usually have good instructions and plans.
Build kits, or buy prebuilt, either way, welcome aboard.
Good luck,
Dave Olson