Yes, money is a very important factor in this hobby but I have learned that you can get arround and have lots of fun without having to get a second morgage in the house. Oh! and I became good at repairing the Arrow! LOL. It has to take me arroud during the basic training process!
I did already buy a second plane, It is a Sea Bee from Phoenix Models and I want to fly it tomorrow with my club's instructor by my side, just to see how it flyes and then back to the hangar untill I can do it by miself.