I've been flying for about 5 years now, all have been ARF's in one form or another. This has been more out of necessity due to work and family commitments. But I'm now starting to get into the kit building scene to improve my skills in what I see as an essential part of the hobby and that is the repairs side of it due to the occasional prangs(most get put in the back of the shed to get back to later which never happens). The club I fly at although only having about 40 members, has a good number of kit and scratch builders which provides the opportunity to enlist some assistance.