And to be honst, I have not seen any real change in the last fifteen years. When I started ten years ago, not everyone was doing it to 'learn about aviation'. Fifteen years ago I was sitting in my Dad's truck at the field, watching the planes go. Guess what I see today, kids in their dad's trucks watching the planes go. Not everyone back then had aspirations for full scale flight, and the same holds true today. You still see planes hanging from the ceilings at the hobby shops, you still look through the Tower catalogs, and you can still count on someone at the field lending you a glow starter if yours dies. We still have fly-ins, BBQ's at the field, and can sit around and tell lies when it gets too dark to fly. RC Flying is still the activity that it was when I started ten years ago. For me at least it's still a ton of fun, and I love to share that enthusiasm with my (non-paying) students.