I'm in that wonderful group of flying ARF's. I'm at that wonderful stage of life when I'm out of college, but no long-term employment yet. So right now I'm living in a small apartment with hardly room for the one plane Ihave, much less a proper work benchright now Isit on the floor or use the kitchen table. Horror story to help illustrate what I'm talking about. Iwas building a PT-40 a few years ago from a kit. Igot the fuselage done and covered, but no internals (radio, fuel tank, etc.) installed. The wing was framed, but not sheeted yet. Well, I had to move, so in the truck it went. I tried to put it on top of things, tried to pad it as much as I could. Well, something shifted and shattered the fuselage. There was nothing but a pile of Monokote holding toothpicks together.

So for now, I'll stick with ARF's. Until I'm in a stable situation, at least. Imuch prefer building, but don't have room/time to do it yet.

Must my 2¢.