Right... just a continuation of your crusade against H9, since your first foray into ARF warbirds had some problems.

You need to understand that you are NOT, single-handedly or otherwise, going to hurt Horizon's business. They have built too good of a track record for themselves. Yes, sometimes "they" need to be prodded, but at the end of the day, 99% of the time, they will make sure an unhappy customer is taken care of. They tried to take care of you, did they not???

Do not confuse me with an apologist/cheerleader for Horizon. I have had my issues with them, and in fact one such is why I no longer fly JR radios. But one should remain objective when dealing with a business. And the bottom line is, Horizon has a good customer service reputation in the overall big scheme of things. And they put out a decent product at a reasonable price. Of the dozen or so H9 ARFs I've owned, the only one that was sub-standard was the Super Stick 40.

Before you climb up on the "product safety" horse of self-righteousness, name me a product- ANY product- that doesn't have a history of occasional bad examples. If one were to take your comments literally, it seems that you believe Horizon is deliberately offering sub-par stuff without regard to our safety. That's a bit of a stretch; in fact, that's testing the elastic limits of credibility. While you may not have intended to say this, I, for one, got that impression.

So, relax. You don't like ARFs? Fine. Don't buy them. Go back to your beloved scratch-built scalers. But you certainly aren't going to dissuade many (if any) folks from buying H9 stuff. Like it or not, ARFs fill a desire for may folks; they're here to stay, and getting better all the time.

I too bemoan the fact that kits are becoming an endangered species, and building a lost art. Sign of the times, pal. You and I aren't going to change that.