Five O,

As a recently adopted back into the fold pilot, I did essentially what you are talking about. The difference is that I flew for about 5 years then gave it up for 25 years. (Hey, when you're 16 and just get you're car, girls smell better than Nitro)
Fast forward to the ripe old age of 41 and girls still smell pretty good, but I missed the nitro.
I re-startedwith a U-Can-Do and I feel like it was a great move for me. Please keep in mind however, I had 5 years of stick time in before I quit. These planes are fun, but they don't forgive easily, and you can find you're self in a world of hurt fairly rapidly. Just flying this plane at full throttle can get you in trouble. I think that the best rule of thumb is to fly something until you are bored of it, all the while planning you're next plane.

Good luck on whatever you decide. THese forums are great, lots of good quality advice here.


Tom