I went for my pilots license in 1980. I had been very active in R/C for 4 years at the time. My instructor made comment that he felt I had a good grasp of how airplanes flew. I enjoyed the pursuit of my pilot's license and scored very high on the written. I wanted to go for my instrument rating, however there were no CFII instructors in my area to teach me. I flew for 4 years. I started out paying $27.00 an hour, for a Cessna 152. When I stopped flying the price for the same plane was $32.00 hr. Every time I landed I thought, I could have bought something neat for R/C with that money! Don't get me wrong, I loved flying and for a couple years I owned the Cessna I learned on and rented it back to the airport as a trainer. This was a good deal for me.

Flying full sized was just another extension of my life long-deep interest in aviation. Simply a part of the whole picture for me. There were things I learned about flying, aircraft, aviation and aerodynamics I would not have learned otherwise.