May I suggest that's merely self-comforting illusion?

They may not bother clashing egos arguing about superiority under the guise which is the most "fun", after all why fight a battle against overwhelming odds against which the ego can't possibly win, perhaps something the control-line crowd ought consider? But they certainly do whine every bit as much, just about different issues, as unlike quite a few obstinate control-liners they have by and large realised that their passion is passe in terms of its appeal to any body of demographical significance.

Their pet whines are arguing pedantically about the ever appended competition rules and losing their old/finding a new a place to fly, the latter something with which most of us can empathise. It seems they and their 'pilotless missiles' are even more persona non grata in the era of NIMBY than the rest of us.