I do have experience and first off, ARF's are crap compared to kit built. That said, Creek is right there with ARF's. Strip a H9 and you'll find scraps glued in to fill areas short on wood. So far on my Creek Extra looks like all new wood was used. Flies good and doesn't come apart in the air, pretty much what matters. It's a simple design but straight. Mine is one of the nicest peices of crap Iv'e flown and it's a good buy for crap. Plus, you can't get 2 piece wings on any other arf at this price. They are sold by GSP as well but Creek claims GSP is a retailer of these Creeks.