I appreciate someone bringing this up. I have wanted to fly R/C planes since I was a kid, and now at 28 I finally got my first planes. I think it sucks when you get a lot of snobbery or ego or whatever you want to call it. especially as an adult. I have gotten my fair share of it from my local hobby shop. The guy who runs it has a tendency to be "holier than thou" and anything he doesnt like is just crap.

But I also think its like anything else in life; "Take it for what is worth." If you agree fine, if not fine. I got lots of advice, and my first plane was an Airhog from Toys-R-Us for $50. I crashed it over and over but also has some really great flights. I learned a ton about throttle control with that thing. Then I just bought a Art-Tech Cessna 182 for $95.

Take everything with a grain of salt.