OSD,

You sure hit on an important point. Many times it seems that misunderstandings breakout due to the nature of this electronic medium. I know some of my humor on other forums has been taken as serious and caused hard feelings, so I try very hard to keep to the facts and only get funny if I know and am known by those I'm addressing. It can be very frustrating, we can't see the facial expressions or hear the intonations and there is much lost in communication without them. This is also a little more difficult than a paper letter inthat we tend not to proof-read and reflect on what we said before we hit the submit button.

In respect to the question asked and the responses here, the question can be legitimate or as many have taken it, a demeaning baiting. I, as a Free Flighter have been asked the same question and been jabbed with the same taunt, but the implication being that I am too poor finacially to "step up" to "real aeromodeling", that's really insulting. I, as others, have simply chosen the type of modeling that fulfills our wants and desires. I fly RC, but it in no way fills the bill and I never leave a session satisfied. Perhaps if I were to compete I would feel differently, but I have no desire to do so. I fly CL Stunt and find it tremendously challenging and satisfying. I do compete and it gives me a purpose and an outlet for my competitive side. I fly Free Flight proficiently in competition and the true expression of my creativeness and competitiveness comes out there. I move laterally from discipline the discipline as I want. For many in the 50's that's the way it was, we all flew as many different types as we could, or at least in my locale the modelers were like that. I would like to say to those that question anothers modeler's choice in discipline that before you ridicule, give it a try, you may be in for a pleasant surprise. There is simply too much fun to be had in our wide ranging hobby to cheat yourself out of any of it. Try it all and then when the question comes up you'll have firsthand answers instead of inflamitory opinions.