ORIGINAL: Jim Dines
Welcome back. You need not feel bad about having "80's" knowledge of RC. You will quickly pick up additional info to add to your present knowledge. One big difference you will find is that there are numerous "practitioners" in RC today that are unburdened with any knowledge of RC. They just buy stuff that is already plugged together or pay someone to plug it together for them. In the 80's, RC was still a predominently builder/modeler hobby. There are still builder/modelers out there, but not to the extent you might remember. There is lots of good stuff to enjoy in RC. Have at it!
The builder modelers are definately out there. There just not all here typing when they can be building
Welcome back to the hobby allansd2004, Your knowledge and experience will be a great asset here and if we can help you catch up with the newer stuff we most certainly will. You do not have to build complex modern planes to enjoy this hobby. Here is a website that you may enjoy.
http://www.earlyrcmodels.com/