ORIGINAL: Gray Beard
I have never understood the Hobby and Sport idea. Flying the plane you built has always been part of the hobby. Scratch building never split between drawing your own plans or building from someone elses plans. I started seeing these ideas over the last few years and figured it was just splitting hairs.
Flying RC is as much A sport as sincronized swimming. {Or Spelling Bees}
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I suspect that there are a lot more people flying today than there otherwise would have been were it not for ARFs and RTFs. I've had the suspicion that many of the normal kit builders are also buying ARFs as an adjunct to their normal building.
I know I still do both. Having ARFs takes the pressure off of me when it comes to keeping something flying. My building is much more relaxed and enjoyable. I like both and hope I never have to give up either.
Ed Cregger