BTW, a question for you "flyers" out there: Do you fly even (usually/mostly/exclusively) when you're the only person at the field? That is, there's no one to "talk shop" with. No one to "trade stories" with. No one to admire your model or your flying. It's just you, your model, and the sky.

More and more I find myself enjoying the "solo" sessions. At first this was mostly becasue I wasn't willing always to fly during the ugliest hours of the day (and only on weekend) just so I could be with a crowd. Then I really began to appreciate the peacefulness of the solo experience. No one to perform for -- except myself. Nothing but the distance sound of a motor and the wind rustling through the grass. No one else in the sky. And no damn helis hovering just beyond my range of concentration. Though, I have to admit, it's usually the heli guys who are the lone wolves.

So I'd say there are really three types of RC hobbyists out there. Those who love to build. Those who love to fly. And those who just love hanging out at the field with friends (and having a model to fly is just the price of admission).

It's a rare modeler who's all of these.