"...if you are in an area with no clubs or LHS..."
OKC Flyer,
Clovis, NM was like that when I was stationed there in the early 1970s. The closest hobby shops were either 100 miles east in Lubbock or Amarillo or 225 miles west in Albuquerque. Obviously, we didn't have the benefit of an internet back then but I can fully understand how someone in a small town nowadays has to rely on forums like this to learn what the magazines don't fully explain. I also know what it's like to have to teach yourself how to fly because 100 miles is a long way to go to be an ignored new club member.
"I visited New Orleans last year on business and was shocked that I couldn't find 1 hobby shop!"
Well, with all of the great food, plentiful booze, and wild women, who has the time, money, or energy left for model airplanes?
Oops, I forgot that this is a family-oriented forum so for those readers under 18, that was just a joke. Such stuff NEVER goes on in New Orleans! Especially during Mardi Gras!! Or football season!!!
Harvey