ORIGINAL: Adui
ORIGINAL: Speedy-Gonzales
Get outta here!! You kiddin' me? This guy is a hoax??? If in fact he is I will be sure to put his RCU member name on my ''blocked list''. Are you sure?
Actually more than likely all the nay sayers here scared him off then too. Hopefully I read right and he's hooked up with one of the few folks on here who dont believe you have to be **Expletive deleted*** rich to fly a model plane. Heck, if he was a little closer Id hook him up with a Spad trainer and the skill to build it then teach him to fly myself for pennies compared to all the crap Ive read here.
Can he get into the hobby for $155? Sure, that's pushing it even for decent used gear and start up supplies but it can be done so quit trying to convince the world that one must spend over $500 to start out, Heck I spent $350 for my first outfit and this include a basic field kit and my first gallon of fuel! Prices havent changed so much since then, and if anything the flight gear and airframe are cheaper!
You folks go right ahead and spend that $500 or more, I will stick to what I can afford, and encourage others who are not rich to do the same..
This post IS THE VERY CRAP HE SPEAKS OF. I'm not rich. Most of the guys at the fields I belong to are not either. I have also raised 7 kids, and know the value of saving money. I have also been able to participate in this hobby for most of the last 40 years. Sometimes I pay retail at the hobby shop, to support them, and for convenience sake, sometimes I buy on the net, or at swap meets. But any way you slice it, it takes money to be in this hobby. The size of your fleet and the type, complexity, and size of your planes is governed buy how much time, money, space, and ambition you have to devote to your hobby. Another factor for someone new is the area he lives in and the availability of hobby shops, clubs, flying groups, or interest in RC in the local area. Isolation makes it more difficult and expensive due to the learning curve in the hobby. That is where seeking out experienced flyers is such a big help.
Much good advise has been given here for anyone considering this great hobby. Take it. Use it. Don't load up with a lot of old junk that guys just want to unload. And then get frustrated when it is harder than you expected. It will probably be even with good modern equipment, much less with undependable cheap junk. Save a little more, and spend it wisely. You won't regret it.