I have had this conversation with a number of manufactures and its far more involved than it seems. First most of the models are assembled and packaged overseas, this means to use american hardware it would have to be shipped to china or, every box would have to be opened and resealed here. In either case the cost for the hardware would be extreem. Also the cost of the hardware to the manufacture is probably under $2.00 and would not have much effect on the kit price if left out. And according to one MAJOR manufacture the fact that the hardware does not meet MY PERSONAL STANDARDS does not mean the plane can't be assembled and flown using it, and there are thousands of them out there doing just that. I was also told that while they make the effort to supply the best kit possable I shouldn't compare a $200 ARF to a $750 dollar because the differance is in the quality of the components, thats not to say the $200 dollar plane is junk its just the $750 dollar plane SHOULD be better.