RE: Building vs Assembling [kits vs arf]
well i belive if you assemble an arf that qualifies you for the builder of the model rule in ama r/c events or was that rule done away with?then there is the team events were some builds some else flies..i went the c/l route started in 1965 with a scientific lil bibe kit bought at western auto for $1.50 used a cox babe bee cost was 5.95 at 25 cents a week took along time to get the engine.still have both today.started r/c in 1970 building.maiden flight was in jan 1971.flew many c/l contest from goodyear,slow combat to scale back then.