ORIGINAL: AJF2
I think the general attitude is that they are getting better. Not perfect, but better. My first ARF was a Royal trainer about 19 years ago and todays worst is better than that was. Figure what $110 was back in 1989 or so and compare that to todays market. When the wings were joined, one leading edge was 1/4 inch in front of the other.
I also think that todays flyer tends to grossly overpower everything. I am not attacking nor accusing people whose planes fall apart in the air. There are some poor quality ships out there, but some of my biggest frustrations have come from some of the high dollar companies. Nuff said. Somebody else can have the soap box now.
Exactly, I agree with your opinion 100%. [sm=thumbs_up.gif]
I only have 5 years building ARF's, I guess I have it stuck in my head that ARF ment Almost Ready to Fly... not correcting factory defects. Plus I noticed that they never leave enough overhang on the covering. I measured 2-3 mm on the overhang... not much for the Mono or Ultra to grab. I get nervous trying to get the wrinkles out for fear the covering will pull away. It seems that the factories don't seem to pull on the covering enough when they cover... they always seem to cut it way to short.
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