Well, I would have to disagree, the nearest decent LHS that stocks any airplane stuff is 60 miles away from me,, hasn't slow me or our club down a bit,, actually we have record membership this year,, the hobby is strong even while the LHSs have gone away.

Guys want to point out availability of fuel, parts, etc. as a reason to support even the most dysfunctional and over priced LHS, I think this one of the many reasons small gas engines have become more and more popular, it's becoming hard to give a glow motor away. Guys will always adapt.