BUMP
I was an RC nerd for most of my adult life. Others I have dabbled with are playing guitar and bass, and bicycling. A heart attack in '08 gave me a wake up call. RC is not very heart healthy, and as soon as I was able, I have pretty much replaced RC with cycling, and now spend about ten hours per week in the saddle, doing about 150 miles.
And it costs less than half what a top of the line Pattern plane does, and runs on bananas.
I have been mostly lurking RCU the last couple of years. May get back to it, but I still have another 30 lb to loose. (90 so far)