RE: ARF vs Kit
I could get more interested in ARFs if they were made in the good old USA. I donated the only two ARFs I had to my RC club and I’m not buying any more because I don’t like my hard earned US dollars supporting China. We are limited with some things like radio equipment because most of it is made in Taiwan (not exactly fully China) but there are many good USA kit solutions for airframes. So support your USA manufacturers and you’ll be happy you did and they will be happy you did.