hello group,

Buying any arf just saves me some building time, and many planes aren't offered as kits anymore, at least not very good ones. I strip off the factory arf covering, reinforce where necessary (always at least the cowl area, main spar, retract bays), throw out the cheap hardware and finish up the plane. I like to balsarite the wood before attaching ultracote. that way it stays put. I fly off grass so that usually means bigger wheels. I usually replace the stock fuel tank with a name brand, larger one. Even so, I usually save a little money over building from a kit.

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