I have to disagree with you. I think that the hobby is shifting from RC planes and helicopters to quad copters and quad racing. I have seen a few television shows dedicated to quadcopter racing, but how many television shows have you seen regarding Joe Nall or any aspect of RC flying on a mainstream network. I can remember one and one only, and it died with it's host. Unfortunately that's where the shift in the hobby has gone, I can drive around my town and find at least 2 places where these guys go out park their cars set up a make shift course in a field and race. One of the clubs I belong too has banned the flying of any quadcopters at the field because it's ruled by narrow minded old men who can't see the future. They have no problem having airplane combat out at the field once a week for a couple of hours, but when I asked to bring in a group of college students and do something for them and let them race quads at the field it was out of the question. That's how you grow the hobby is by working with the next generation because once you get someone interested in one aspect of RC you can possibly have them do others. The people who are in RC now and have been in it for awhile do not embrace change very well, if at all. They think what life was like for them as a kid is what life is like now for kids today, none of them have young kids that they spend everyday with to see what they are interested in. I have worked at a college for 10 years and see a fresh batch of freshmen in the fall and I learn every year what the kids are into that year. We have a small group of RC'ers at the college they get together in one of the large grass fields we have on campus and do quad racing. I work with them to help them with some mechanical stuff if they need it as most aren't very handy with tools, but I take the time to help and teach them so they stay interested and learn how to fix stuff for themselves. This is what many RC'ers did for me when I was younger. They all know me and will come over to ask questions and many times I will meet them on my lunch hour to help them with a problem or stay late and help. You would be amazed at how many kids today don't know how to solder...or how to do it properly. Oh and one of those kids actually now fly's planes and loves it.

Patrick