Hi everyone. I just want to start off by saying that I love this forum!!!

I have been off and on in R/C cars for several years now. When I was a kid my parents bought me a cox lazy bee. It was a horrible experience and it took off by itself and into the woods on the 1st flight. This was in the hands of an experienced pilot! I didnt think much of airplanes after that and started racing 1/10 elec buggies and trucks. I got much older and then progressed to 1/8 gas buggies, but got married and sold all my equipment. Several months ago, I moved back to FL, to my hometown. We now have a nice townhome about 75yds from the water. We absolutely love it and plan to stay here until my wife's career begins and think about purchasing a home (ridiculous home prices here!!!!)

I started to get the r/c itch again, but no more cars. I wanted an airplane! I have always admired the planes during frequent trips to the hobby shop over the years, loving the construction and 3d environment planes travel in (cars are stuck on the ground!) The local club president contacted me personally after emailing him soon after finding their website and this one as well. Very nice guy and very encouraging.

I feel very confident in a future-flying success. Im thinking my experience with cars will help. I am good at setting up servo linkages, operating radios, breaking and tuning glow engines. I have great manual dexterity (master auto technician by day) and really good hand eye coordination (years of video games [8D]) Plane transportation is not an issue either.

I have a few concerns though. One is about the lacking of modeling space and storage for the planes. I have a some what enclosed but spacious carport. I already have a workbench, shelving, lighting, power and water, but all exposed to outside humidity and temp. Water intrusion is a non issue. Everything locks as well. I can store the plane in my laundry room inside. But I am afraid that working on the plane outside will harm it somehow??? Not much room inside to put things together. I am afraid a .40 sized trainer would take up a lot of room when trying to work on it inside. I know models require a lot of "tinkering". Please help and give insight and blessing I need some sort of push to stop second guessing myself whether or not I want to get into this hobby. Money not really a problem. But nitro fuel inside the hose stains the carpet (dont ask how I know[sm=lol.gif])