I think the WOW!!!!!!!!!! factor has left the hobby as well. Many just don't see the thrill, skill or anything else watching someone fly a pattern at the local flying field. Society has pretty much gotten so hooked on media and FPS games that watching a plane cruise by at 60 or so MPH is just boring. The outsider, looking in, only sees a plane chugging by, not the hours of practice it takes to make the flying look effortless or the endless tinkering and compromises it takes to build, repair and fine tune an R/C aircraft. The way I see it, what will bring back the hobby to prominence is the total collapse of the internet since everything people are hooked on will no longer be available to them