JCmors, I could not agree with you more. More times then not wen I tell somone that I fly R/C aircraft they have a mental picture of a drone. That's when the phone comes out and I show them some pictures. So how do we represent ourselves to the general public? I have to think that the loss of the neighborhood hobby shops has a small part in this, the loss of trade shows and clubs putting on open houses and mall shows as well. I think that we would agree that showing the positive side of our hobby to the general public in just about any means we can would be a good thing. When I was in California the two clubs that I has the most time in would have an open house each year. Here in Oregon it seems that is not happening. Something I will be looking into. I think our first step would be to mend the devide between modelers. We have a much better chance at success if we work together.