i too have been away for awhile.. but i'm back and love'n it.. it was a great summer of fly'n my old planes. well now it's winter so i was thinking a kit.. so i go to my favorite lhs to get one.. and they too looked @ me like i only had one eye & it was in the middle of my head where my brain used to be.. NO KITS. not even one, said they had sold all the kits @ a swap meet cause they would'ent sell .but they had pleanty of arf's, even tried to talk me into one because there built so well, and a kit will cost more, and take longer to build..ect.ect.ect.... well i ordered a kit online (i do love the electronic age and it"s gonna be a good winter of building... even w/ just one eye in the middle of my head...merry christmas and build on