The cost of r/c helos is coming down but no more than r/c airplanes so I think helos will still be the runt for a long time to come. Unless you have a helo only club and flying area there will always be tension between the groups to some extent.

I agree with most all of what you say...

I don't really see much to discuss with what you put in the first post and you almost seem to be discussing it with yourself... I don't think this thread will produce much new info.