I learned to fly at 13, by 14 I was flying a Kaos (ARF's didn't exist) with a K&B .61 and Futaba 4 channel radio that didn't even have servo reversing and cost a fortune. By 16 I quit planes for a drivers license, cars, college, got married, career, had kids, moved twice and 20 years later fell back into the hobby and love it even more then ever. Never heard of 3D, isn't all flying 3D, and these CHEAP radios and ARF's, now electics and lipos. The hobby is better then ever. Who would of imagined hovering a fixed wing plane [X(]

Don't worry about putting the hobby on hold, it will be there for you later and it will be even better.