I would also like to see kits stay around. I enjoy working with my hands and the time in the shop is therapy. My daughters (10 and 7 years old) were encouraging me to get another kit for this winter. They said my balsa scrap box was running out of material for their "build along" projects! They (read: we) enjoy spending time together in the shop, building. They have designed and built some of the most creative airplanes I have ever seen!!

I would have to work for about 2 cents an hour to make my kit builds economically competitive with an ARF (and get the material for free). I gladly spend more money for a kit build, and my time invested is worth more than money. I really like some of the ARF models out there, sure wish I could build one. If only I could get a kit...