Hey, I filled up my car two days ago and it cost me more than my first car did. It would have been more but the pump shut off at a dollar amount, not when the tank was full full. I don''t drive a SUV either.

I figure that today, tomorrow will be more, that it cost me $8.00 in gas every day I fly, or go to the field and can''t fly because of the wind.

If you compare this to my first radio system, a Royal Clasic, that I soldered every component, including the servos, it is a steal. That radio cost close to $400 in 1969 dollars. An equivelant radio set today would be around $250 in 2008 dollars or around $1200 in 1969 dollars. Even toilet paper has gone out of site. Compare our hobby with say Camping, $20K for a small camping trailer and then you need a truck, $40K more, to haul it. OR a boat for $18K and again the truck. I''d say we get off OK for the fun we have.

Don