03-05-2013, 09:35 AM
(02-05-2013, 10:17 PM)gbanger Wrote: There are certainly some beautiful aircraft there John.... but I will have to wait until I retire before I get the time to SCRATCH BUILD anything. Its a dying art, and that is a shame... but who has the time theses days!
30 years ago it was the only way and I did seem to find a little time each night to do a bit more. Over three months it would come to life. Now I'm retired it does seem like a lot of effort considering ARF's but man don't they look good.
In the country clubs (even at PEMAC) there is still a fair bit of scratch building.
One benefit of building yourself is that in the event of a crash, you have the plans, balsa, covering and all the knowledge of how it was built to repair.