What never gets considered is all the little things that a kit builder or scratch builder buys throughout the year for his or her building projects. I would have a very hard time being convinced that an "ARF only" Flyer spends as much as a Kit or Scratch Builder each year. I also believe that kit and scratch builders will tend to stay within the hobby longer then the typical ARF flyer. So companies like Great Planes while scooping up the quick dollars during this ARF craze, will eventually cut there own throats by FORCING long time builders either into an ARF or out of the hobby due to lack of supply for builders. The best thing that could happen is that another large company other than Great Planes would step in and recognize the long term benefits builders could offer there business, and scoop up the business of the builders while Great Planes/Hobbico/Tower has there backs turned to builders. The problem is that Great Planes holds the plans to alot of Great kits that would better serve the hobby in someone elses hands, but that would be just bad business to them. No matter what, IMO it is never good to have a big co. like Hobbico hold all the cards like they do. They are in the position at the front of the bread line to decide who gets a piece of bread and who don't, and that is not good!