If I bought a car or TV that was put together with hot glue instead of CA or epoxy, then I would definately be working on them before I used them. I know of an ARF that lost the whole tail section on short final. Hot glue was found! A UCanDo ARF.

How about a trainer that didn't have the engine area/cheeks fuel proofed. Sort of the same as not tightening down bolts on a car or insulating wires in a TV.

What about using shelf paper for covering. Saw that too. Kind of like having to strip your car and paint it yourself. I could go on but some ARF fans won't read what we have to say about some of them.

An ARF being built in a shop in China by people who don't fly, don't want to fly, and couldn't care less about us flying will not be built to the normal standards of normal hobbyists. Plus, add in cost cutting, stupidity like using hot glue, cheap hardware to save a few dollars per copy, and you have ARFs.

Okay, some ARFs may be good. I like to build myself. I trust what I build and I don't trust mass produced ARFs.