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Old 09-02-2008, 10:15 PM
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I see that Tower Hobbies lists the Spirit 100 sailplane kit as "discontinued". Is this true? It seems a shame that about the only "full house" sailplane kit available will be taken off the market. I hope this is not the case.

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Old 09-03-2008, 10:50 AM
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The kit was discontinued due to lack of customer demand. The last kit sold in May of this year.
Old 09-03-2008, 04:50 PM
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That's very disappointing. It was a great kit. I'll build the one I have and make templates for parts for later ones or repairs.

It just seems funny that you discontinue a great kit like this one and keep an arf like the Upstar.

just my opinion.

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Old 09-04-2008, 10:40 AM
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Kits (or ARFs) will remain available as long as people buy them. Nowdays, people tend to want ARF models and not kits. What's demanded is what will be produced. If a kit sells, it will remain in production. If it doesn't sell, then it gets discontinued and not kept in production once it's sold out.

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