ORIGINAL: combatpigg
I'm amazed by the acceptance of this junk. If the model is presented to me as almost ready to fly, that is what I expect, regardless of price. If I wasn't able to do any better for myself, I guess I'd have to accept that ARF crap as ''the way it is'', too.
When I buy a new "ready to race" $7500 motocross bike, I have to inspect and usually grease the steering head bearings, change the engine and tranny oil, check ALL the bolts and screws, adjust the chain, adjust the suspension, check the tire pressure, and back in the days of two-strokes, possibly re-jet the engine. I do it for peace of mind.
You think an extra half-hour of prep on an Arf out of the 6-8 hours it takes to assemble it is excessive, compared to how many hours it would take to stick build it?
Besides that, in my day job, I make more sawdust and glue joints in a week than you will building toy planes in 10 years. Just not interested in doing it for a hobby. I like to fly.
