Acebird:
I guess I should have placed a stronger warning on my sick humor attitude. I hear and understand what you are saying, and on a more serious line, is why I was delighted to find this forum. A little background here also. I have never built an R/C flyer, only had one cable control plane eons ago, still have my antique engines, McCoy .36 and McCoy .09, and really am a true green horn here. I was scavanging the internet and thought the best way to learn to fly would be to see how cheap I could build one of the SPAT planes, something I could learn to fly with without all the tears. Save my pennies, and plan ahead for a nice bird in the future. I really like the Piper Cherokee look. I love to build things, and semi-retiring from Lutherie, have many of the tools I will need, so can focus my play funds towards quality in this new hobby. I am currently making from scratch, a replica of the Kitty Hawk, where it all started. Totally from fir I am cutting to stock to make parts out of. The hard way to go, but then I see it as one great educational way to find my way into this. So seriously, not gonna sell the wife or kids, need her by to encourage me as I learn to fly, and excited she is about this adventure. THe kids are grown and gone, so that option was...well...
Anyway, my appologies if I touched on any sensative areas here, and I definetly need to work on the old school mentality
It actually took me a year to make the decision on what I would want for my serious hobby, a lot of thought. In that the thought continues as I am researching everything I can now, hopefully to avoid mistakes and such, from those who are willing to share that others may learn from them.
On a less serious note... "Yes officer, it just went out of control! Sorry bout your uniform, but can I get my plane back? "