Repair? Repair!!!???? Isn't this 2004?

Heaven forbid should the model be allowed by the instructor to be damaged by the student under training, who repairs when a new ARF can be purchased for less than the local retail price of its covering?

As a prolific builder of yore, I for one can unashamedly say I'm glad the ARF has finally 'arrived'.

If your average R/C 'pilot' spent less time gossiping in the field shed devoting the time instead to circuits, or the attainment of true proficiency were allocated equal priority to presentation of his latest piece de resistance, then he would seldom have any need to replace and never a need to <shudder> repair.