Great thread! Have been away from the hobby since a family move necesitated the sale of my gear when I was in high school. Then, FM radios were the new thing and four-stroke engines were top-of-the-line. Just finished building up a PT-40 kit leftover from that era - rubber bands! but I converted to bolts... [shrug] . Must admit to being a bit disappointed at showing up on the flight line only to find a bunch of monster gas-engine 3D ARF's and electric helicopters.

Nothing like the smell of nitro exhaust in the morning!