Well RRyan I think that its popularity that makes teens not fly CL airplanes, cause since it sound sort of "sisssyich" the teens just dont want to loose the real them they dont want other people to think that there bad so they just don't fly! For me my friends don't mind who i am, I am very lucky for friends there not like the people you see today there different. So when I go flying they dont mind helping me out but there just not interested cause "it looks funny" ( me for my face when I fly[>:]). I've tried to get them interested but there just into other things already. But I've got two friends who are starting to get interested so what I am going to do is get them a trainer that they can build. With the engine ect... For what really helped me out getting me really into the hobby is that "WHAT I'VE BUILT FLYS" just makes feel like a king!

Before my goal was to become a comercial pilot, but so that I could learn the basics I've started to build and try to understand how everything works. But with time, I just started to like this so much that thats almost all I think about.
My favorite part is actually building the airplane. That way I get to know the model better and also keeps me busy on rainy days.

I think that it is possible to bring back CL to teens because there is so much to learn!! It s fun stuff to know, you actually have to apply your knowledge to know what you are doing, unlike school sometimes we learn some stuff and never use it anywhere!!

The way I would bring back teens to CL is to help them out, show them it s cool thats there is teens that actually do this. When I mean help them out it may mean to help them financialy. The sport is still very expensive, but I am lucky me and my family are like a little rich so it helps a bit. Get them an airplane to build ( not a built up wing and fuse would help ), like the CLP-28 from brodak very good trainer all you need is just plain model dope handle lines engine ect...

We could show the teens that models are cool by letting them build there airplane first then show them a very and nicely airplane to try to get them more enthousiast about it.

And to finish yes I do build my airplanes, I only got one ARF its the Flite Streak and it s ok

Thanks for reading
LeBlanc

I don't mind the replys keep the questions coming!!