I Think it is up to your peers to give that label out. If they say you are then so be it. It just seems to me to odd to assign a label such as that to ones self. I have been flying since 1990. I have nearly 18 years in the hobby am I an expert?? I guess If YOU say so but for me, I feel comfortable building and flying nearly everything on the market excluding turbines. In that case I've never even approached the speeds that they reach. I.ve flown a Q500 with a really hot .46 on it, it wouldn't turn much below 80 with out snapping in to the ground. poor wing design i guess. I don't fly 3D and im not a master modeler. So how do I fit in?? well you can put me in what ever box you wish and on weekends I'll be at the field having fun.
I suggest you are in the same box