RE: NEW TO R/C
Welcome there Agnew,
Consider that this ain't just a hobby, it is a habbit.
There are alternatives, like drinking and smoking and painted ladies.
Or drinking and smoking with painted ladies.
Actually, this is an addiction. You have stumbled into an AA meeting that just looks like a recruitment point.
Run Forest
Just kidding Agnew, this is by far the most fun you can have standing out in a feild freezing your jewels off with a bunch of geeks.
Welcome to the brotherhood.