On Friday, March 28, 2014 4:04:03 PM UTC-6, wrote:
On Thursday, March 27, 2014 9:24:49 PM UTC-7, Ramy wrote:

Perhaps the RC folks believe it is as common to crash a glider as it is to crash an RC glider...

Ramy



It's a combination of that and cost. They feel there is a certain risk and that flying RC airplanes, gliders, helis and perhaps FPV fulfills their aviation needs safely and at much less cost.

Careful with generalizations. It all depends on the individual.

I recall a visit to my model airplane club in Alamogordo, NM by Larry Edgar and possibly John Robinson who presented a talk with 16mm movies of the Sierra Wave Project. As a 16 year old, It was like WOW! A few years later I discovered an LK10A at Lake Elsinore, CA that I could buy a ride in - I wasted no time. One ride and I was hooked.