Are kits really dying???
Yep. Price is paramount - lets you buy more toys...
My last project was a scratch-built Goldberg Ultimate with a YS91AC. $69.00 in balsa and ply - $10.00 for cowl, wheel pants and canopy,$150.00 for NEW motor(another story) and $40.00 for covering.
$269.00 sans glue and fittings.
Kit retails for $299.00 up here - ouch...
I just recently aquired another machine shop and am tooled enough now to try the next pinnacle of scratch-building
-TURBINES!!!!!
(much evil laughter...)
-will let everyone know when the fires start...