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You know ever since i've been flying R/C (4+years) non stop, All I do is think about flying even at work.Even on rainy days, pretty much everyday..be nice if I could make a honest living off this hobby...

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Don't we all!!!! :D I do that too....in fact, it has me thinking...AGAIN, about getting my private license.

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Trust me on this one, that would probably be the WORST thing to every happen to you if it did. Iknow first hand about this. I've been involved with computers for over 30 years, most of that as a hobby. But when Igot out of the Army in 1996 Idecided to make a living out of it and opened a computer shop. I've been doing that for 14 years now and trust me when I say this, Iwill get as far away from computers whenever possible. Iwant nothing to do with them whenever Ican get away with it.

When you take your hobby and make it a job it's no longer a "get away" for you. Now flying is so great because it's what you WANTto do for fun. But when you start to HAVEto do it for work you attitude will more than likely change about it.

Just my 2¢ worth!!

Ken

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HECK!!!!! This hobby don't affect, don't affect, don't affect, don't affect me.:D:D

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HA!!! Me too! It's all I think about! Everyday, every hour, every minute. Wife says I have an addiction problem. I tell her that I have no problem with my addiction, she has the problem with my addiction. :D Got yelled at night before last for spending too much money. Oh well, like my Dad once told me "women will do one of two things, they'll either get over it or they won't get over it". All my life I've been looking for that one thing to master, and this is it! Wouldn't have it any other way. I can't explain it, but I get allot of enjoyment out of this hobby. Helps keep me relaxed and focused. I guess it's relaxing and challlenging, both at the same time.

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Hi. My name is Jim. I'm an R/C Addict. The best thing is that I don't have to attend meetings.

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What you don't have meetings at the flying field???? I go to those meeting 2-3 times a week.

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my wife never had a problem with RCplanes... until Ibought the first one!

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Yeah this hobby is great i love taking a box of misc sticks and making it into somthing nice and! flyable, I'm a police officer and this hobby keeps me sane and insane for r/c and yep the wife is always telling me "you spend too much time and money on those "toys" I normally would explain to her these are not toys..but we both know she wouldnt understand lol

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Are we married to the same woman???:):)

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Ihope not! hahahaha

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You sir, Are very correct!!

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Ive been a RC addict since I was a kid and got into airplanes about 13 or so years ago. Im lucky that my wife is understanding and realises that designing, building and flying is in my blood. And that RC airplanes can be low cost compared to other hobbies out there.
Funny thing is she calls RCU airplane porn. As Im always ogling over something RC related.
Cheers.

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I do agree with her that our planes are "toys," and I will definitely say I love playing with my toys.

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HI JIM!!!!
:D

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Only because you don't WANT to recover. :)

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lol. RCAA is for quitters.

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Bahahahahahah!:D

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There is much truth in this. I've been flying full scale for 11 years - though fairly new to RC - and decided to make it a career about 3 years ago. Had a fairly good run at it, got laid off, etc. I must say, however, that even in the fairly short period of time I was flying (900 hours a year), it began to lose some of its luster.

Now that I've been laid off for nearly a year, my mind is playing tricks on me and I've even gone so far as to download some applications for another job (though few outfits are hiring right now). But, if I think back to what I actually did it and read back some of the things I experienced along the way, I'd nearly rather not having anything to do with it in a professional capacity anymore. The "have to" about it, scheduling conflicts, FAA showing up to stare over our shoulders, ferry flights at the end of a long day leading into the wee hours of the morning, etc.

That is why I am working on finishing my CPA license. I figure that way I can be home every night (impossible as a pilot), raise a family, and make enough money to fly full scale when I want and fly R/C.

If you shoot a guy to the moon enough times, he'll long for something else after a while.

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you say his like we're suppose to think about other things, or even WANT to for that matter:D

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this is very true ray! theres nothing better than flying on a nice cool fall day in NC

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I agree, I really like what somebody else said in another forum. "A bad day of flying still beats a good day at work"

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Im there with you guys.

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I can completely agree with Ken on this one. I was the BIGGEST computer geek, gamer (Team Fortress Classic!), hacker in north central Montana. I played with computers whenever I could. Now that it's a job, (going on 9 years), I just do these forums and email and my billing now. Thank God I discovered model airplanes back in 2002. I don't know what I would've done with my spare time. I probably would've ended up a barfly or taking up something non RC...like golf. I used to do that too, but now if it's nice enough to golf, it's nice to fly, so off to the field I go!

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I too am addicted. hahah, I honestly think if you are at all interested in aviation, this hobby WILL get ya! My girlfriend ALWAYS knows what I'm doing if she sees me with the laptop, "are you on that rcu place?" I've been sick for a month now, I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis last year and am in my second real bad flair up... if anyone else knows about this disease... it's NO fun, so I've been on the couch for a MONTH and finally got fs one downloaded on moms laptop as mines broken!?!? so finally getting my flying fix! But I hate not being able to get out and fly my damn planes, I hope my batteries are all still in good shape!?

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and you better beleive that first day I am feeling good enough, whether its 40 degrees or 70 degrees, I'm packin up the planes and having a full day of flying

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Wow... You guys sound like a mirror image of myself as well! I've been in love with computers since I was a little kid. I overclocked my first Pentium 133 to a 166 when I was 10 years old!!! My dad just about killed me at the time (he spend $5000 on that PC) but to this day it still runs perfectly! lol. I got my Bachelors Degree in computer science but my interests lied on the hardware side, not programming. So what do I do now? We'll of course I'm a desktop technician for our nations largest law firm. :D funny thing is, i still absolutley LOVE computers. I love modding and overclocking. My home PC is watercooled for the last 5 years, and I'm now dabbling into liquid nitrogen, phase cooling and peltier coolers so I can ram even more voltage thru these beasts!

I\m still a hardcore gamer, though I find my spare time really moving into rc planes now. Heck in World of Warcraft alone I have over 200 days /played. That's 4800hours in 1 game alone!!! Not to mention about 1/2 that again in Counter Strike and probably 1/2 that again in all other games added up... lol

I agree with Ken. I've contemplated turning RC into a money maker and do have some good ideas that would make some money, but I just love the hobby so much I'm not even going to consider it. :D Nice to hear you guys are in the same boat as me, lol.

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Heck,Ihad close to 20 years in when the 133's came out!!! http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/js/f...wink_smile.gif

My first "store bought" computer was a TRS80 Model 1. 4k of memory and a cassette tape drive!!!!Yeah buddy!!!!!!!! http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/js/f...sn/thumbup.gif

Ken

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heck are most of us pre compy geeks that realized a little sunshine is good for the sole?
i just bought parts to make my first compy (you know your a geek when you build your own compy), they are comming in the mail tomorrow. heres a list of the parts




OCZ PC3-10666 Platinum RAM - 4GB, 2x2GB, 1333MHz, DDR3, Low Voltage, Dual Channel at TigerDirect.com
OCZ PC3-10666 Platinum RAM - 4GB, 2x2GB, 1333MHz, DDR3, Low Voltage, Dual Channel

DiabloTek PHD550 550-Watt Power Supply - ATX, SATA Ready, PCIe Ready, 20+4 Pin at TigerDirect.com
DiabloTek PHD550 550-Watt Power Supply - ATX, SATA Ready, PCIe Ready, 20+4 Pin

MSI P55-CD53 Motherboard - Intel P55, Socket LGA1156, Core i5 at TigerDirect.com
MSI P55-CD53 Motherboard - Intel P55, Socket LGA1156, Core i5

Intel Core i5 750 Processor - 2.66GHz, LGA 1156, 8MB L3 Cache, Quad-Core, Lynnfield, Retail at TigerDirect.com
Intel Core i5 750 Processor - 2.66GHz, LGA 1156, 8MB L3 Cache, Quad-Core, Lynnfield, Retail

EVGA GeForce GT220 Video Card - 1024MB DDR3, PCI-Express 2.0, DVI, HDMI, VGA at TigerDirect.com
EVGA GeForce GT220 Video Card - 1024MB DDR3, PCI-Express 2.0, DVI, HDMI, VGA

Viewsonic VX2433wm 24" Class Widescreen HD LCD Monitor - 1920 x 1080, 20000:1 Dynamic, 2ms GTG, HDMI, DVI, VGA, ECO Mode, Tilt Stand, w/ Speakers at TigerDirect.com
Viewsonic VX2433wm 24" Class Widescreen HD LCD Monitor

Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM at TigerDirect.com
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM

OCZ OCZTFRZTC Freeze Thermal Extreme Conductivity Compound at TigerDirect.com
OCZ OCZTFRZTC Freeze Thermal Extreme Conductivity Compound

Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP Case Fan - 120mm, Blue at TigerDirect.com
Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP Case Fan - 120mm, Blue


Cooler Master Elite 330 Black ATX Mid-Tower Case with Front USB and Audio Ports at TigerDirect.com
Cooler Master Elite 330 Black ATX Mid-Tower Case with Front USB and Audio Ports

IOGEAR GBU421 Bluetooth 2.0 USB Micro Adapter at TigerDirect.com
IOGEAR GBU421 Bluetooth 2.0 USB Micro Adapter

Sabrent Internal 64-in-1 Multi Flash Media Card Reader - USB 2.0, Black, 3.5", Self Powered, SDHC Support, Vista Ready at TigerDirect.com
Sabrent Internal 64-in-1 Multi Flash Media Card Reader

hopefully i bought the right stuff, havnt done this before so ill find out tomorrow (kinda like a first airplane)

this is the first nonairplane related thing i have bought in over a year....... but guess what it is for.......g4.5 (and my laptop is dying)........ hi im jimmyjames and im a r/c addict :D



edit well the links didnt work so heres one with links that do work http://www.hardwareforums.com/noob-b...re-help-27072/

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I was flying at the local field, and talking to a guy about the hobby. Turns out he was the new manager of the "Hobby People" RC store. He asked me to come to work for him. SWEET! Working at a place that I can get a discount for my needed stuff. Yep, you guessed it, after a few months it started to be a drag. Not only did I work at the store, but all the flyers at the field wanted to talk about the store or deals or some such thing. There were no days off from my "hobby". Not to put the store down. Hobby People was a good place to work, and the manager was good to his workers. But after I quit, I could enjoy my free time and the hobby I love. As a hobby, RC is a great thing. But as work...... well each to thier own I guess. Jeff

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I must be super geek then!!!!!We just got finished building 120 PC's for a local school district!!!!

Ken

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You are absolutely correct. I spent years playing my guitar. Practicing, Playing before work at lunch at home. 21 yrs in the Navy I always had one with me. After retiring I got to pursue my dream. working in music stores, playing in bar bands and all of the fun that goes along with that, and then eventually teaching. Now i play six days a week 5 to 6 hours a day. I never play at home or to relax. Building and flying planes has really filled the void and gets me outside and keeps my brain active..

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jimmyjames geekyness <<<<<<<<< rcken geekyness..........im not true geek yet, i havnt built my own compy (my last day of not being a geek... that is if it works)

although flying rc planes is rather geeky, especially when you have a ten+ channel radio with more computing power than apollo spacecraft (and almost as many switches :D), in your hands.

lets see compare and contrast geeks to rc pilots
compy pilots
we sit in the basement and build planes
we talk rc airplanes at the field
we brag about our rc airplanes at the field
we can remember everything about a fellow rc pilots plane.......but not his name
we get a goggle tan from stairing in the sky all day long
we have rcu/towerhobbies/ect in our internet explorer tabs
we love the sould of our engines
we remove our mufflers to make our engines even louder.
vs

compy geeks
sit in the basement on the compy
talk about compys on blogs/forums/ect
brag about fast our compys are
we can remember everything about someone elses compy and how he should upgrade it
we get blue screen tan from stareing into a compy for to long
we use firefox and have the tabs full of compy parts.
we love the sound of a compy
we jam techno as loud as we can

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RC addict? Geek?  I declare myself guilty  :eek: 

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WOW! That probably could've powered, like, 5 Apollo 11 missions all at the same time! Incredible technology, LOL. :)

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It's funny, I guess both building pc's and flying rc airplanes seem to go hand in hand for many people. I too love to fly rc airplanes as much as I can after starting last July, and also love to build my own pc's. Here is my latest i7 pc along with my rc collection:

Two Asus 23" 1080p HDMI lcd monitors with single dual monitor desktop
Triple boot system with Vista 64, Windows 7 Ultimate Release candidate 64 bit, Ubuntu Ultimate linux 64 bit with 64 bit video editing software
Antec 900 case and Corsair 650W PSU
Asus P6T motherboard with Intel 920 i7 CPU
Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 cpu cooler
16 GB OCZ DDR3 PC3-12800 1600 MHz Gold memory
HIS HD4670 dual DVI out video card, upgrading to HD5770 dual DVI out card soon
Hauppauge 1800 tv/fm tuner card
Three SATA LG DVD-RW burners one blue ray burner capable,
Two SATA Samsung 1TB internal 7200 3gb/sec hard drive, one SATA Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200rpm 3gb/sec hard drives
1 External eSata 1TB Iomega 7200 rpm 3gb/sec external hard drive for data backup
Microsoft 4000 wireless keyboard and laser mouse
Creative Labs Live Cam Optia Pro webcam
Docked blackberry storm, ipod video player, Sandisk card reader, dual HP/Canon MFP printer,scanner fax printers, Brother label printer, etc

70" Sig Kadet LT40 ARF with OS Max 46AX
61" Hangar 9 Pulse XT ARF with Evolution 46
54" Goldber Ultimate Kit with OS Max 120 4S
72" Aeroworks YAK ARF with Saito 180 4S
66" Hangar 9 Showtime 90 ARF with Saito 125 4S
71.5" Great Planes PT-17 Stearman with OS Max 120 4S
35" Great Planes Reactor bipe electric with 35 -26-1200 outrunner brushless
49" Maxford USA Yak electric with Uranis 35425 outrunner brushless
56" Hangar 9 Aresti ARF with MDS .48
43.5" Parkzone Messerschmitt BF109G electric with 720Kv outrunner brushless
60" S.P.A.D. combat plane with .15 Magnum XLS-15A

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yeah, with in my first year I've owned over 20 airplanes, its like when i get a new one, build it, fly it, keep it, sell it and repeat, there has only been 3 planes i've actually wish i didnt sale off, but this hobby is cool. I too used to build PC's they must go hand in hand or somthing!

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The wife alway says, you need only 1 airplane which is FALSE! lol sure I COULD get by with one, but to me, the minimum i've ever had was 4, that way 2 are always flyable, one is alway getting tinkered with and the other isnt finished being built yet lol

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Yeah after the yelling subsided, and monthly budget was established just for my flying!! Gotta luv that! And it is a budget that I can certainly live with!! Giant scale here I come!! :D:D:D:D:D:D

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hmmm.. a monthly budget....not a bad idea! I belive that would quiet her grumbling:D

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I agree with ken also on this, I fly a cropduster for a living while its enjoyable most days it still work and there are actually days when i dread sitting in that thing, I mean this summer i flew 30 days straight 15 hours a day daylight to dark, let me tell you that will burn you out, but when your in business you have to get it when you can and your customers don't care if you like your job or not they want results. And my job is no different than ken's or anyonelses its just a different skill, you take something you love and turn it into a job, you won't love it anymore, im 30 years old with over 6000 hours flying different airplanes and most days i can't wait to get out of a the big one to fly a model. so if you want to continue to love your passion keep it as a hobby. don't get me wrong I wouldn't trade my job for anything else but its not always fun though.