Hoss,

I'm going to expose myself right here raw, ugly, and nekked in the public forums and tell you the truth what the deal with me is. LOL Are ya ready for some ugly naked truth?.....

Right this moment, there are probably some new membership spots open at a fine local RC club just only 5 miles down the road from me. I mean how convenient is that!! But, I was already a member there the last time that I left the hobby about 7 years ago. I was on a buddy box for a total of maybe 6 times the whole 1 1/2 years that I attended that club. Other then that, I just hung out there, attended meetings, and watched the guys fly their planes. Before that, I belonged to Space City....another group of really fine guys. (but it was way too far out from where I live in the Champions area of FM1960.) It was the same deal there; I was on the buddy box a few times over 2 years, and mostly hung out and watched guys fly. Because I really enjoy the building aspect of this hobby, I have not found it a necessity to know how to fly. Building planes is my joy!. But you know what..... all these years later, it really looks bad if I were to go back to join that club right down the road from me, and have the same guys see that I STILL DON'T FLY!! But, when you think about it, it's no surprise that if I walk away from a buddy box 7 years ago not knowing how to fly, well 7 years later in 2015, nothing' will have changed!

The point is that it's embarassing for me, and people who know me from years ago will see that I still don't fly and probably wonder if I'm some kind of a class A frigging moron! I do well enough on a simulator, and I'm sure without any intimidation on my own land somewhere I'd be flying very soon on my own. ( I have like about 4 trainers to do it on too! LOL ) Anyway, as they say; Now you know the rest of the story.