The ARF mentality has certainly changed the outlook on the hobby. New guys show up all the time with little appreciation of what it takes to fly these things. I believe that they tend to view them as toys. I'm okay with the toy view as long as they don't put a glow engine and turning prop on the end of it! I've almost been hurt pretty bad by these guys who have no clue that these are serious model planes. I've seen a couple of guys fly and crash, only to hit the hobby shop for another one. They go thru planes like there's millions of them....hmm, maybe there are.... Anyway, I really don't like seeing people being callous towards the hobby. It doesn't seem right to view model planes as being disposable and replaceable overnight.