Hello all, First post. Glad to be here!

Used to fly back in the late 80's. Went thru the whole process of flying a trainer than onto sport planes. My last two planes were the Super Sportster 60 and the Super Kaos 60. I was getting pretty good and very comfortable with high speed aerobatics etc.

Well. that was over 20 years ago and now I find myself wanting back in BAD!! I have always missed the hobby but have kept an eye on the sport and am pretty much aware of how much has changed, i.e. ARF's, RTF's,electricsand the new radio systems etc. Well, my question revolves on where to start? Is it reasonable to skip the whole trainer phase after a long absence? I would like to jump back in at the sport plane level if feasible. I have been playing around with Great Planes Realflight demo version and was flying the trainer aroundjust fine and greasing the landings etc. Felt just like I remember even though the demo version uses the keyboard for controls. I do have the latest fullversion 6ordered and on the way and I'll definitely be experimenting with different planes onceit arrives. Is it realistic to believe I can fly the real thing OKif I'm doing well onRealflight?

My interests are still in the glow fuel60 class sport planes and I have my eye on the following: (I will be using an O.S. 75 AX ABL)

Great Planes Escapade 61
Great Planes Big Stik 60
Sig Four Star 60
Goldberg Tiger 60 (only available in kit form but I LOVE to build so not a problem)

Will be ordering a Futaba 8FG Super 2.4 GHzFASST radio.

I know there are a lot of folks who have come back after a long absence and would like to here your experiences. I'm really hoping it'slike riding a bike!! Thanks

Randy