I started flying R/C in the sixties. There were no CA or five minute epoxy glues back then. The kits were mostly atrocious and required the building of ribs in some instances. We persevered, we built, we flew. People with no time to build did not fly, unless they were rich enough to buy used models, most of which had severe problems or they wouldn't have been sold.

If you want something that will hold up to serious flying and will meet a critical eye, pay one of the many builders available to build you a real model. You'll not get anything worth a damn for just the price of a normal kit and covering, as most ARFs are priced today.

Yes, I fly ARFs these days too. No interest in breathing balsa dust anymore. Damned ARFs...