I'm 13 and I can fly an Axe CP with a fair amount of confidence. I started when I was 11 on a Walkera DF#4 and since then have accumulated a GWS Slow Stick, RCU Bipe flat-out, Electrifly Synapse, Axe CP, Hydrofoam flying boat, and a foam glider modded for powered R/C flight. Unlike some of you, I had to teach myself EVERYTHING as well as fund everything with my own $$$. My only parental support has been " You should invest that money in oil stocks" and "If you had saved all the money you've spent on those airplanes, you'd be a millionaire".