Bolar,

This is one of my hot buttons about ARF's and I own two or three of them but I have been
in RC since 1980 and I built all of my first trainers and intermediate planes. When I go out
to our field today, there are mostly guys with ARF's and when they break a plane, they have
to buy another new one because they do not have the skills or knowledge on how to just fix
an airplane. Some of them are very weak on setup as well.

I always encourage people to START with kit building, then if you want to buy ARF's later on
down the road, you'll know about the complete hobby and in the end run, save money even if
it cost more up front to build a kit.

Hope this advice is taken in the light it is intended..........ya gotta walk before you run/fly.

Cheers,
Andy