I think when they discontinue an arf they should make the plans available. They don't even need a printer. All they would need to do is send them on a CD or email them to you and it's up to you to get them printed. Would be almost all profit for them and take about a whole 10 minutes to do.
Or someone could even contact the manufactures and get the rights to sell the plans giving the manufacture a cut of every copy sold.
Some might go for it as it would cost them nothing and at the moment there making nothing off them.
There is a couple i would like to build but without the plans it ain't gonna happen.
My first glow plane was a Hobbyco Brightstar and man i sure would like to have another,But as it was discontinued i'm s.o.l.
Now i have the skills i would at lest buy the plans in a minute and build one for the nostalgia and it flew great!!
Pat

PS the pole should also have "Plans available after arf discontinued"