Well I guess I'll have to be the dissenting point of view;
I like Vmar.

I'll have to agree with a number of you lads though... they are not the best bird on the market; but I like them. They are inexpensive and (for me) they work. I have flown them, crashed, rebuilt and recovered them they are a great series of planes.

So lets qualify this story. In the past 3 years I have aquired five (and still have 4) Vmar planes. The workmanship has been less than perfect and the control horns are poor quality.

But let's keep it in perspective, these planes cost less than any other ARF out there, you don't buy these planes to compete internationally, and to replace the control horns is not hard or expensive.

These are the planes that you give to a beginner, or someone on a budget, or someone who goes through a plane per week. If you are looking for perfecton pull out your charge card and don't wince (even when you plant the bird).

Vmar may be on the lower end of the ARF scale, but they do fill a space in the modelling world and they sell thousands of planes a year... they can't be all that bad.

As I read through this thread I think that you guys are busy comparing Apples to Oranges.

The best ARF? for who? what yard stick are you using? It's like comparing a Ferrari to a Mack truck, both are great vehicles but what were you trying to do, pick up a date or move a mountain?