RE: Why not move on to R/C ?
Sigrun has a point. Neither CL nor RC offer the same feel as a pilot flying a "real" airplane. RC is more like a video game except you have a real-time oblect you are controlling. The challenge for some is to get your reflexes and equipment to make the object do EXACTLY what you want it to do. On the other end of the spectrum is the guided FF guys who lay the transmitter down and use it merely to keep their plane on the field.
Controlline, although limited to a sphere offers real-time feedback as you control the object.
Some people are limited to one or the other by their environment (available flying site). Others tend to gravitate to a group and are limited to the kind of flying that group does. Still others are flying by themselves.
No group is superior to the other when it comes to fun and comradery.
My suggestion is to try various forms of modeling. You may find that CL is one of the forms that picques your interest.
If you do not have CL flyers near you, may I suggest a video tape of either "Brodak's Fly In" or the "Vintage Stunt Championships". Both offer fun and (mostly low key) competition.
George