[jaguar bone]

Latest revelation in my personal Pros & Cons comparison analysis... tho I reserve the right to reverse and correct as may be later found required to do!

I've been following the Krill Katana 39% build thread:
In depth build - Krill Katana 39%

My PERSONAL assesment of this "kit" is well now- less than I hoped it would turn out to be.


To further (tongue in cheek) compliment xtra330 assembly documentation and "job well done", I now feel a need to share this 'confession" about my un-decision regarding purchase the Katana S.
I'm feeling serious defeat too because I like what I've seen. I can't say enough good about what I see in the Krill craft as a plane- but gheese guys, I'm now blown away at the Katana as a composite high $$ kit!
WAY TOO MUCH TO DO! I'm simply not able to devote the time and space commitment. (for me persoanlly)

The efforts involved to get this bird ready to fly - is simply more than I'm prepared to invest to posses it.

I'll have to admit too- My tolerance for in depth building/assembling has been all but totally SPOILED by the cheaper wood ARFs too. Wood arfs are like choosing junk food really - and equally as bad in some ways.
Setting incidences, creating, laying out and installing hatch tabs ,vertical fin post, assembling and installing the fuel tank tray, finishing the servo hatch covers- ect, ect, ect - none of it really rocket science, none of it brain surgery for that matter - but just more steps than I'm personally prepared to invest - especially after plunking down $1,079.00 PLUS the shipping price for a 50cc bird?
True dat - Krill ain't 3rd world Chinese labor wages either - in their defense.

Personally a sad confession to make regarding the lack of motivation to build. When I entered the hobby in 1978 - if you wanted to fly it- you HAD to build it. Bitter sweet but we were all better for it IMO. Now its HOT POCKETS - cause they are fast easy and git the job done.