I got my start with one of those little AM park flyer/ glider things. I never new a RC club existed in my area until a friend took me out there to the field one day. I now have my AMA, club membership, and about $10,000 dollars worth of RC stuff. I started building from kits and scratch (had to buy tools for that), and designed a few of my own! All because someone spent a little time to "show me the ropes". That little glider is long gone now, and I probably would have quit the hobby with that first crash!