Originally Posted by
BarracudaHockey
Well, you're not exactly living in a booming metropolis for youth
That's the comfy version of "death's waiting room".
For those GOFs that try to ARF shame their club members, how many of you started out on a Cox C/L plane? Last I checked, those were an ARF. - jes sayin' If you want to get more people to build, be encouraging and supportive. Like Scale said, you can't get people to see your point of view by being a jerk.
One thing there is no lack if in R/C - guys willing to tell you that you're doing it wrong
The R/C hobby has always been a revolving door. Whether it was cars, boats, trucks or planes/helis, From my time as treasurer of my club, I'd say that 75% of the people who start out are gone within a year, with another 50% attrition within three years. All it really takes for a guy to drop out is one bad experience with a guy at the field, a big medical bill, job change, kids etc. Those that truly enjoyed the hobby will be back in their own time.