Agreed 100%! If one has the money to own $2,000/$3,000 aircraft, then they must be able to withstand the loss. The average cost of my collection is about $250.00 a plane. No, Ican't afford to go out flying every weekend and feed one of them to a gopher but Ibet I get just as much enjoyement out of getting them up and down as that guy that has two house payments in a plane. Hehas no more guaranty of staying in the air than does my beater from what Isee all the time on the RCUthreads! Difference IS, Ican bury 10 planes to his one and still stay married. The wife always knows that I've had a bad day when Icome home with the Glad Bag.
ORIGINAL: Insanemoondoggie
ORIGINAL: Jackjet
but what if you crash a really expensive turbine jet?
That would be REALLY depressing................
Jackjet
I don't believe there is any difference. If you can afford to fly a high dollar jet, then you have the means to support it. The guy with a $300.00 dollar plane, barley making ends meet, feels just as much loss if not more. For some, $300.00 might as well be $3000.00
Getting the first crash out of the way, helped me to advance much faster by taking the edge off the fear of crashing, not to mention improving my rebuilding skills. Crashing is part of the hobby, the trick is try to make them few and far between . And if you let it get to you, it well take a lot of fun away from the hobby.