Hi everyone ___Hobbyists, Sporters(?)and readers.

The question of whether our acivities with model aircrafts as being a hobby or a sport seem to come up regularly.

It seems quite obvious to me that if an individual design, build from scratch (another debated word) or from a kit involvng many hoursof leisure times then this individual has a hobby and may be referred to as a modeler of aircraft.

If an individual only buys manufactured aircrafts available ready to put together and fly, I thenconsider him / her an assembler.and pursuinga different hobby. To me he/she is not a modeler but can be considered the hobby of assembling things.

If an individual only buys ready to fly models then what is he/she ? To that person the item is a toy to play with.
We all have toys of one kind or another to play with. I do not consider that having a hobby. For a leisure time activity to be a hobby it has to have more than a superficial interest. It has to involve research and seeking technical or scientific knowledge ormanual dexterity in fabrication, not only in usage.

Well ___you have myoutlook and you have no reason to care. I do not care either what reference we give to the varied type of people using and flying model aircrafts.

Whatever pleases the individual and whatever way he/she can spend his/her money is fine. There is a whole industry out there to satisfy everyone.

Cheers,

Zor