What a great hobby I've happened on. Well actually I guess I've, Re- Happened on. When I was in my early thirties I borrowed my Dad's motor home and loaded the wife and kids in it and headed out to sunny California to visit, ( of course) DisneyLand. It was on this vacation that I became interested in RC planes and flying. We visited a beautiful park dedicated to RC of all kinds, but the old fellas and their sweet RC planes really got me going.. A few of the fellas showed up withbigger planes than I had ever seen before, so big in fact that they wouldn't fit in their vehicles. Wow. I couldn't beleive the fun these guys where having! I had to buy a RC plane setup too. So after cajoling with the wife for two days,she said ok. I ended up buying a 4 channel Aero Sport transmitter andreceiver, with a .25cc Super Box Fly. What was the salesman at Hobby Lobby thinking. Here's a dumb Canuck , he doesn't know what he's getting into. !!! And boy, I was clueless. I went through two of those birds, with the longest flight of approximately 60 seconds. Those Box Flys were fast and Squirrely! Never did master the art of flying with that setup. No instructor, no simulator,poor signal strength and ample interference; just a lot of false bravado on my behalf.. Time warp ahead thirty some years,and here I am enjoying this hobby to the max. Only because of new, better electronics, a Phoenix Flite Sim, and a very forgiving Eflite Apprentice, I'm now able to fly with confidence in rain,snow,shine,and wind (lots of wind here on the Prairies) . And in less than 100 flying hours on the Apprentice, I've already stepped up to 1/4 scale with a Hangar Nine Super Cub . What. Beautifull flying airplane.. So stable in the air! Also because with the aid of my IPhone ,IPad and Flying Giants of course, I've been able to cram into this 62 year old brain more info than I could have cleaned by reading a dozen books and in one tenth the time. Aw Sum! Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks? I just love these new fangled electronics! I think I might be addicted!