I've been flying for about a year. I like to fly my planes at or beyond my aerobatic ability. I am beginning to get a little hesitant to fly when wind speed is over 20 mph, because it frequently requires a certain amount of rebuilding. I replaced my original Hobbico Superstar with an ARF this winter. I could have repaired it again, but I decided I would rather start with a new one and not put the effort into rebuilding it. I have flown 70 flights this year and have had 6 crashes. All of the crash damage has been repaired except for the Flip 3D in my avatar. I will repair that one in the next month or so. I've had to purchase a couple of motor mounts, stripped the gears in one servo, and broke a couple of cooling fins off from a $10 swap meet motor. Other than that I've just had to purchase glue, balsa, and covering.