I've been around long enough to observe that people who only want to fly a RTF plane don't stick with the hobby very long on average - tho there are exceptions.

Let's face it - to get the most out of the hobby flying you HAVE to do some maintenance/building/assembling etc.. on your plane. There are people who only want to fly and that's all - I'm cool with that.

RTF airplanes to me would only appeal to those just getting started out. Past that almost everyone has an opion/way of doing things to their plane. What's the point of getting a RTF if your only gonna turn around and change 1/2 the stuff on it anyway? Order an ARF and check to see that the plane is structurally sound and then finish it the way you want or customize it etc...