RE: Higher Prices ****!!!
Too much whining. This hobby has never been cheaper to get into. My first 4 channel radio cost over $1870 in today's money. No servo reversing, no dual rates, no computer programming, just a new 1970 Orbit. I bought it with my own earned money at age 16.
Fortunately, I have also bought a lot of kits for the future. Lots and lots of kits.