Pappas123,
Many people here are trying to help you, as well as help themselves. All over this country regulations and laws to prohibit RC flying are being passed that stems from accidents such assomebody flying in a park and they hit somebody or something. This usually comes from (but not always) from inexperienced people such as yourself that "feel" there is plenty of room to fly their plane, or they are flying in a location that they felt "there is never anyone around". As I pointed out above there are many clubs in your local area, I would imagine that there would be a lot of people upset at you if you were to have an accident that caused legislation to be passed that banned their ability to fly RC airplanes in your area.

These members of this forum are all very VERY experienced in this hobby and each and every one of them are here spending their time to help people get started in this hobby. Not one of them wants to make this difficult for the beginning pilot, nor do they want to "control' what that pilot does. Rather, they are here offering advice from their many years of experience in this hobby that will both help the new pilot be as successful as they can, but also enjoy their time in the hobby. Whether you believe it or not, they all want to help you. Many of the experienced members of this forum have years, if not decades, of experience in this hobby and they are willing to share this with people just getting started. They spend their time here willingly in order to help those getting started. They patiently spend their time here answering the same questions over and over again helping people that are starting out. They don't get paid for their time here, so why do they dedicate so much of their life here??? Because they are trying to promote and help grow a hobby that they love so much. Many of them got a helping hand at some point as they were starting out, and they are simply trying to "Pay It Forward"to reply their debt. They are here to help, plain and simple. Nothing more, nothing less.

While you may feel that your time in a full size aircraft and your time on a simulator has properly prepared you to make such decisions as what is safe and what is not, I can tell you from many MANY years of experience that these factors aren't enough to make some of the decisions you are making. And this is the same thing that the members of this forum are also trying to point out to you. You simply don't have enough experience with RCplanes to make decisions of this sort. And that is why they are trying to help you.

Think of it this way?? When you were taking flight instructions for full scale aircraft did your instructor ever tell you how to do something, and you answered back that what he told you was incorrect because you thought differently?? I doubt it. The instructor was the person with the knowledge that was trying to help you advance your skills, and it's exactly the same thing here. These people are offering their knowledge and you are simply telling them that you know better than everyone else who has more experience in this hobby than you do.

As to your argument about being a kid, not being able to afford it, nor not being able to drive that is simply a cop out excuse. I would suggest that you research the history a Greek born American pilot in World War II name Steve Pisanos. As a kid all he wanted to do was to learn to fly. He realized that he was never going to be able to learn in his home country of Greece, so at the age of 16 or so (the same age as you are) he left home, got a job on an ocean steamer, jumped ship, and came to America. Here in the US he worked ANY job he could find to pay for his flight lessons. Then at the age of 18 or 19 after learning to fly he volunteered to go to war and fly for the United States in World War II, a country that wasn't even his own. So what's my point? My point is that if you really want to do something you can find a way, and saying you don't have the money to afford a $40/year dues or that you can't find a ride to a flying field is just a cop out. You say you have a full scale pilot's license, somehow you found the several thousand dollars to get that and you managed to get to the airport for your lessons, and all before you were 16 years old. Now that you are 16 I would think it would be much easier to get to a flying field since you can legally drive now. My point is, there are always ways to accomplish anything you want to.

Whether you realize it or not, everybody here was simply trying to help you succeed. However, if you don't want advice from the group that is of course your prerogative. I wish you all the luck in the world as you move forward.


Ken



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