I really wanted a dirt bike, used to ride allot when I was younger, because my buddy's all got them a few years ago 7,000 MLCrisis I guess, not like I don't get enough adrenalin in my life, until all my buddy's started turning up with broken this, and blown out that's, I said to my self I sure did like building and flying those planes and I still have not caught up with some of the $$ they have spent on bikes and surgery, I am feeling pretty good

.. i know... but i am helpless! Foamy has needs! FOAMY HAS NEEDS!

Then you'll need to do what my dad told me to do. If you want to play with expensive toys then you'd better find a good job to pay for them with!!!

Ken

i know... something in the IT ways would suite me, ive been tinkerig with old PC's since i was 9 so i know my way around computers fairly well... either that or an architectural career, ive always been good at drawing things... ive got 6 notepads full of technical drawings for planes, boats, cars, machinery e.t.c

but anyway... when you said expensive toys, were you refering to the women or the planes?

If it Flys, floats or ...well anyway it's cheaper to rent than own

sorry if im spamming but...

...what?

Missleman, what company do you work for? (If you want to tell, of course)

Adding the cost = less aggressive flying = not as much fun.
If I saw a dollar sign rolling down the runway for a takeoff, I would have a few nice hangar queens.

Are you talking about our hobby or women (they could be called a hobby as well)

Oh my, I'm gonna get slammed for that one

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David C.

I have one of those. It's not a really high dollar plane and it's an ARF but I did such a good job on it I do not want to hurt it so it only comes out on really nice days with little wind so I can draw smiley faces and stuff in the sky with it

You know, we've been talking about our toys, how about posting pics of them, I know I did a page or so back, but here is the one I am speaking of right now and a really nice Sukhoi

Ice, I’ve been playing with planes for about 5 years. I guess I’ve spent between $2000 and $3000 total; possibly more. The amount per year has varied quite a bit.

My job is ‘payroll supervisor’ at a large manufacturing company. My annual salary is a little more than half of Missleman’s number.

I am single, which means I get to decide how to spend the money. It also means there is only one income to cover all expenses. My house payment, and associated expenses, is the same as my neighbors’ but they have two incomes. So, being single has financial advantages and disadvantages.

After high school I got into hot rod cars. My best friend and I built a drag race car. That cost about $30,000 and I eventually sold the car for $7,500. A few years later I bought a 1972 Camaro show car for a pile of $$. I dumped thousands more into it and rarely drove it because it was so hard to keep it show quality if dirt got on it. I sold that a couple of years after I got my first plane.

My taste in planes is pretty much a 60 size plane with a .91 four stroke engine, or a 40 size plane with a .70 four stroke.

The typical cost of my planes is
Airframe, $100 to $300.
Engine, $175 to $250
Flight pack, $100 to $150

After the race car and show car experience, RC plane prices seem almost reasonable.

I have to agree. I hate crashing but I'd never try to fly if the money was really on my mind.

He means girlfriends are USUALLY cheaper than wives and a whole lot easier/cheaper to get rid of if the need arises.

i have bought 1 thing in the flying hobby and that is a reciver my dad buys all my other stuff and i dont have a wife or g/f to spend all my other money on so i buy food [8D]

Junkfood that is mom wont buy it for me

budget? real money? these are foreign words to me, I like plastic,....ah wait a minute, there's a guy named Gueido here, he says he's got a message for me, hang on a sec,.................oh my,.......well that certainly isn't going to feel very good,............ah ok thanks for the message, Mr Gueido, ..sir,.......eek, they expect me to pay for the plastic, ah ,....does anybody know how to get to Mexico, quickly and quietly, I gotta go!!!!!!!

hop on my skateboard and my trusty steed (savage towing the skateboard) will carry us to the border in style at 20MPH

How much do I spend? Well gee, last year I spent about 2 grand just on turning the garage into a workshop (not counting tools).

Scott

I am a RC addict. I go to RCA " Radio Control Anonymous". I spend way more than I should and I know it, $2000.00 doesn't cover it. My father once told me that the man that dies with the most toys is a winner. Now my wife does not agree with my father, but he has passed on so she hasn't got anyone to tell he was wrong. I am semi-retired and buy and sell apartment complexes. In between selling and buying we live off the rental income. I do the maint. and she does the books. When we sell is when we make a large amount. This is my RC money and her spending money after we put the down payment on another complex. I have almost every day to build or fly. I can't stop myself and I quit feeling guilty. I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gibbs

I soloed 11 months ago and I can say with confidence that I have spent over $10,000 on planes, servos, equipment and club memberships. I fly every day and.....I CAN STOP ANY TIME I WANT!!

YOU'RE the one with THE PROBLEM! (Did I type that out loud?)

This is called DENIAL. [sm=bananahead.gif]

Don't fret, you'll get over it soon and realize that you were only fooling yourself, then you'll accept you sitituation and spend even more money Don't fight it, it's hopeless to try to.

All of it that don't to day to day living expenses

Theres a model of a Sukoi 27 at a model shop in the UAE. About 6-8 Feet long. Twin jet engines.

Price $23,000USD. Not sure if that includes radio gear or just the model.

Apparently they do sell them occasionally.

That would blow 10 years budget for some people on one model.