Many people these days have little time to make models and some don’t enjoy the process of building. They do however get a thrill from flying a model. This is quite understandable in today’s busy world and the emergence of ARTF models a decade or so ago provided the answer to these people’s needs.
Many of the early offerings were not good. Both materials and design were suspect and in some cases this lead to dissatisfaction. As time went on the quality of materials, design and flying characteristics improved to the standard we expect today. Our range of ARTFs are assembled by hand from LASER cut parts designed on computers by highly experienced model flyers. The accuracy of fit is second to none and the hand finishing of the structure and quality of covering makes these models top notch in their class.
Not content to accept models without critical analysis Flair samples each and every model design to ensure the quality is up to standard. They are examined, built and flown. Modifications may be requested and a second sample evaluated. Only when Flair is satisfied are models put on sale. There have been instances of ARTFs being refused by Flair on the grounds of unsuitability. These have been few and very rare indeed from our current supplier in China.
One area of contention is hardware sourced in the Far East. Not always is the quality adequate. Flair eliminates this potential problem by substituting hardware from its own suppliers. These components are high quality and well know through modelling circles.
Instructions are important and sometimes translations from the Chinese into English leave a little to be desired. At Flair we include supplementary instructions to add extra explanation or to suggest alternative methods that we prefer. If we suggest an alternative method that requires extra hardware then we supply the extra hardware.
No matter how good the pilot there will always be times when they need a few spares. Flair stocks the main items for all of the ARTF range. Anything from a cowl to a wing set can be supplied.
See section 27 and the price list for details.

Magpie wings in manufacture

Masking and spraying moulded components

Inspection is an ongoing function

Moulding and covering

Hand finishing wings

The wing roots are number stamped and the weights recorded.