Hehe Jac_GT you're so lucky...

I had talked to my parents for 2 years to get me a plane. They never got one for me. In 2003 I got $333 at a math competition. Even then my parents wouldn't let me use that money to buy a plane. Finally in Oct/Nov of 2003 we went to the LHS and picked up a plane. I have to thank my parents for tossing in $20 / month for accessories like glue, spare wood, glow plug, prop, nuts + bolts, and a drill.

Just be careful not to get dents in it! I had dents in my plane just from light pressure to remove some CA with debonder.[:@] And try not to get glue on it.. CA is hard to get off, Epoxy is near impossible.

PS Don't do CA gluing on newspaper. It sticks and rips. Now I have a chunk of newspaper on my plane. At least the piece wasn't an advertisement.

But my parents are still nice. My dad helped me put the plane together.