My first RC plane was the Hobbyzone Outlaw. It didnt fly worth a hoot but I was hooked. From there it went to Firebirds, Aero Commanders, GWS Slowsticks, Parkzone Cubs and Citabras, Stykers, Watt Flyer Bumblebees... No club, no instructor, just a couple guys and any open field we thought we could fly in. Lots of repairs and lots of busted up planes, but what a bunch of fun! Mixing and matching parts to other planes, modifying wings and such, more crashing, more parts... Then my first 4 channel, an electric Sig Kadet. What a blast. Now it was time for my first real radio, a Hitec Eclipse w/Spectra module. I felt like I was on the bleeding edge of RC. Then came Ultra sticks and the ante was kicked up a notch. Man thats fast!! Finally a prop injury and realization that didnt know as much as I thought I did, so time to join a club and get serious with it. In the 3 years or so since I'd got the Outlaw and joined a club, went through 30-40 planes 'learning' RC. Was still heck of a lot of fun. Guess been into it around 10-11 yrs. or so now.. nowadays fly mostly 1/4-1/3 scale gas or electric. 80% of the 'fields of learning' are gone, having been developed, and buddies from then have moved on to different states etc.. Its still fun now.. but looking back, man that was a blast.. wouldnt trade the memories of those busted up foamies and burnt out engines for anything..