I have just about completed the Long EZ ARF. I have been a kit builder for the last 17 years but have assembled a few ARF's here and there. First of all the quality of the kit seemed to be fairly good with the exception of the hardware and the interior floor which cracked like an egg shell when I tried to cut it. I received this kit through the midwest distrbutor who I have been trying to ahold of for the last 3 weeks but have been unable to do so. The instructions were lacking critical information such as control surface throws and what type of fuel load should be used when balancing. The hardware was all junk, for example, the aluminum wing tube was way to large, I had to put it in a metal lathe and take .020 off of it. The supplied horns and clevaces were so sloppy that they would have caused flutter during flight. The steel elevator linkage broke in my hand and I had to put it back together with silver sodier. After several attempts to contact the distributor I did get ahold of a distributor from the west coast who said that he supplies a 5 page up-date of instructions. I hope that no one else has had these troubles. I would like to hear from anyone who has. The west coast supplier has stated that they recommend 1/2 inch throw on both the ailerons and elevator and to balance the plane with a half tank of fuel. Good luck.

Jeff