I'm sensing an elitist attitude in this thread.
Regardless of whether you spend more or less time building, regardless of the poll- which was started as something fun, not as a realistic market-driven survey that we could analyze by committee and then secretly use to sell our wares- we are all hobbyists here. Some of us get tremendous satisfaction out of the work and detail that goes into building a model from a kit (although I'd be curious to see how many of those proud folks had ever truly scratch-built an airplane), and some of us enjoy a less involved building experience, with the final goal being to get out and
fly!
MinnFlyer said here
Proud of an ARF? I don't think I could be so pretentious.
Wow. I for one have never built a plane from a kit, but am nevertheless very proud of my growing fleet, and get tremendous satisfaction from the SPORT. Its attitudes like that that keep people from coming to the SPORT, or when they come across someone like that at a field, it will cause them to think twice about joining a club.
Thanks Minn.