It's about what you do for fun, and not about how many of them you can do. At least that's the way it is for me.

Bill, AMA 4720
WACO Brotherhood #1
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Bingo. There is the very reason some build and some don't. With your own words. Why must you take a condescending attitude any time the subject of building or buying an ARF comes up? As far as how they fly, I'll stack my Hangar 9 33% planes up against anything I've seen locally scratch built. I've built three kits in the last 5 years and while it was an enjoyable distraction during the "off season" I prefer to spend my time FLYING. That's what I, and the majority of other RCers, do for fun. It doesn't make them lesser or you greater
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So as I read your take on the subject, I have a condescending attitude, because I would like to see you be able to enjoy more than one aspect of the hobby? Hoss, that ain't condescending, that's wanting you to be able to enjoy more of it.

So, your 9 33% planes are better than any scratch built models that you have seen locally? So what? You don't get very good at scratch building on your first attempts. Maybe they have a different flight envelope than do your 33% models. Maybe they are scale models that approximate the scale flight style of the full scale. Not everyone enjoys watching 3-D. Some people like for their models to look like the real thing in flight. You didn't specify what kind of models that are flown at your field, so we can only guess.

Bill, AMA 4720
WACO Brotherhood #1