It's not a cheap hobby by a long shot. Figure a starting cost of roughly $370.00 for the RTF trainer, and maybe another $100.00 for support equipment. Transfer the radio, servos, and engine to a good "workhorse" type of plane such as the Tiger 2 or Sig Four-Star, and you're out maybe another $150.00. OK, so add a third plane to the mix: say you take an interest in a Cub or maybe something 3D, like the Twist but you still want full use of your Four-Star. Now you have $120.00 for the new airframe (Twist, for example), $70.00 for the receiver, $80.00 for the engine (For electric add another $300.00 for the ESC, LiPos, and charger) and a minimum of $50.00 for the servos. We're now up to about $950.00. It adds up. Add the AMA membership and club dues for some people: $1050.00. Divide that over 6 months, and you're looking at a ballpark figure of $175.00 per month over the season, just in the three planes alone with no fuel. To someone who needs that money for gas after buying food and paying the bills, it may not be feasible.

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