No no, Denis. I know you weren't bashing the ARFs.

Wish I could get some rides in some of the aircraft we're talking about, too. I try to get to some of the shows, when I can, but the group I run around with has mostly single seat aircraft, mostly homebuilts. We do rent the local Piper or Cessna occasionally, (which is when I get to fly it sometimes.) I had an ultralight, Quick Silver MX, but had to sell it many years ago.

My dad was a pilot, but separated from my mom when I was young. I still managed to keep aircraft in my hobbies thru-out my life. As well as cars/trucks. I was a mechanic for most of my life, a truck driver now. It's just that our small community doesn't have many aircraft in it.