RE: First time up in 15 years
2 years ago I came back to RC after being out for 15 years.. (funny how that's almost always the number)
My first flight was a little shaky but I was back to solo status in 5 flights.
I flew an Avistar for the first year.. at first with an OS FP40 then turned up the heat with my old .45 FSR
By the end of the first summer I'd done all I could with the Avistar. I traded it for a Cloud Dancer over the winter and I've been having a blast with it all summer.
I also started bring some of my old planes back to life.. I got my old Midwest Sweet Stick flying last month and I'm working on a Citabria kit I started 17 years ago.
You picked a great time to come back.. the new computer radios are amazing and the whole electric scene is hard to believe.
the only thing I really miss from the old days is the huge selection of kits we don't have anymore.
If you are not into building the ARF's have come a long way.