Here are some problems I see with the hobby: $160.00 for a receiver and set of servos. $200.00 for a computer radio (toss out the standard servos because they won't fit). $90.00 for an ESC. $70.00 for a brushless motor. $80.00 for a LiPo battery (better add a couple more, they'll be needed while the other is charging). $180.00 for a charger/balancer. Why does it cost almost $800.00 (a month's income to some people, believe it or not!) just to make a $90.00 ARF operational? What happened to the complete setups that Cox used to make for $150.00, complete with the engine, radio, and starter kit, with nothing left to purchase except maybe a quart of fuel after the first 10 flights? As John Casey and KidEpoxy pointed out: The hobby is going to those who are "deemed worthy of it". Soon enough, the aristocrats will be the only people flying while everybody else stays on the OTHER side of the fence.

NorfolkSouthern