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43 years in the hobby, the first 42 shared with my Dad until he passed away at age 98 earlier this year. I've flown once since then, just to see if it was a hobby I wanted to stay in now that he is gone. Jury is still out on that decision. It's certainly not the same without him. None of our models are either down at his office or his home now, they and all the engines, kits, radios, building supplies you name it are taking up 2 bedrooms, 1/2 the garage and most of the attic in my home nowadays. We flew mainly glow from .049 to 4 stroke 1.20's, but in the later years I delved into the electric models. Once you go from glow to electric, it's hard to go back to being a "Slimer" with the glow models. 2.4ghz radios----I own exactly one, and it was won in a raffle at a fly-in several years ago. Still new in the box. I have and will always fly 72mhz. It's always been rock solid and now that everyone else is flying 2.4 there is rarely a frequency conflict that required the old frequency board and clothes pin system of policing the frequencies. The JR7202 was one of my favorite transmitters along with the JR scan-select receivers and the little Berg 4 and Berg 7 receivers.

The ultra micro offerings such as your Pitts are enticing, they are less than the FAA mandated 250 grams/8.8 ounce licensing requirement. The larger "foamies" such as your other Pitts are just incredibly light in weight compared to what a similar size Top Flite Pitts kit finished in sig coverall painted with K&B SuperPoxy paint and powered by a K&B 40 would come out as. That one you better have plenty of speed on take off and landing. They certainly wouldn't float like what you have nowadays.