I’ve been enchanted by flying animals and aircraft my entire life. I’ve always wanted to get into radio control aircraft, but the time, complexity, and cost of radio control aircraft kept me away. These days modern high-density lithium-poltmer (lipo) batteries and foam aircraft have addressed the issues that kept me out of the hobby.
For my last birthday, Kim gave me a Hobbyzone SuperCub. A really great beginner platform for learning to fly radio control airplanes. Not only is it easy to fly, but it’s cheap to repair. I’ve managed to crash mine a couple of times now, breaking a fuselage and wing; $35 later I was back in the air. I now have a couple of safe landings behind me, and I’m looking forward to the next calm day for another flight.