Well, the problem with a long kit is the shipping. The cores take a lot of space and it's cost prohibitive to ship them internationally. If I had someone on the other end to cut the cores over there, I could do it that way. But so far, nobody has offered

As for ARFing them....the reason why I haven't ARFed them is the same reason I started designing and building them myself in the first place. Quality control. I can't stand the thought of heavy, twisted crap. Not even one. My kits aren't 100% perfect either, but the problems are always minor. of course I can't prevent someone from building 2 left fuselage sides, but at least you can get replacement parts without having to buy another entire kit for instance.

if/when a manufacturer proves to me they can handle my quality demands, and meet my specs for weight/alignment/materials and not screw up even ONE in a nasty way, I MAY consider it. But so far, nope. I have been courted by a couple in the past and almost bit. Looking at what they are selling now as a result, I am SO glad I didn't take the bait. Heavy parts, twisted wings/wtabs/fuses, parts missing, can't even get anyone on the phone or email to help.....no thanks.

Like said in an earlier post, at least with a kit you get what you are capable of. If you're not capable, you're sort of at the mercy of the ARFs and your wallet. if you want quality and something light, strong, straight and flies true, you need deep pockets. It's sad but painfully true. I will say the overall improvement in ARFs is promising, but the common problems with quality control are still there. If they ever get that under control and hook up with some competent desingers, it's going to be a great day!!! For now, Oxai is as good as it gets, and they are neither cheap nor perfect. They have issues like everything else, but they are the best there is in a pre-built airframe. But you also have to know which ones fly true and which ones need help....because some of the designs are good but not great.

Yeah people seem to like my stuff.....or hate it from a distance LOL It is what it is. I design planes for me, that make my life easier, and then make kits out of them. As a result if you build it right and trim it right, it's extremely true with no bad habits. I really had no intention of going into the kit business per se, I let myself get talked into it and it just sort of took off. It's been pretty hard to keep up at times, and I made a lot of mistakes and learned a lot along the way. One mistake I have thus far avoided was letting a company ARF it and send out a bunch of junk. Right now there IS one company that I am looking closely at, but I would probably have to let them ARF the 110 size and they'd have to prove with that they could keep the quality up over the entire run before I'd let them touch one of my 2 meters. So, if it ever is in the future, it's a ways off.

Oh, as for these cheap outrunners? some work just fine, or I have been extremely lucky. I have also been hesitant to share info here because I can't test 10 to see if they are ALL good or just the one. But I can honestly say so far I haven't gotten a bad one yet. Obviously, some have gotten crap, and IMHO, that's expected unfortunately.

-Mike