Hell yes. If I could only have one hobby,passtime what have you,rc gliders would be it. Also done a bit of power flying,helis and quads (drones to you ).

Im pretty sure that you can still get UControl stuff. I have an Enya35, gas tank and handle, no wires, from 40years ago.
I'm not sure about what I want. I've flown an RC plane. I got good quick. Another radio accidentally,coff,coff, got turned on..  same frequency, even though I had a flag on the pole Showing I was on that frequency. Jealous rage, I was flying circles around the guy and he had been flying about 3 months, me, about a month..
I'm Thinking I want to try the helicopter. But the glider idea has triggered a thought... Since the decision making skills have changed, alarmingly, I either want to do what challenges and hopefully sharpens, maybe even , well, darn words are not coming,  kinda therapy... I'm not comfortable driving in the last coupla months. So, maybe a glider is a good idea, but I think I need something more challenging.

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 04/25/15 at 18:03:34:


The challenge is where you find it. I'm in same boat as versy. I love slope soaring, in big wind with heavy sleds doing massive half pipes and big aerobatics. The icing on the cake is dynamic soaring with the world speed record at over 500mph, just gliding and no power. It's great fun and a massive challenge flying a glider through rough air, 10' off the deck at 100's of MPH. Check RCSpeeds.com to know more.  thermalling is great fun, discus launch and winch launch style and is a whole nother game to play.
as for CL, that stuffs all still available and Brodak is still in business. Good luck whatever you choose

Check this one. My favourite DS vid on youtube. This model is doing about 200, 250 mph and the noise isn't a jet engine, just the airframe making the noise
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wY41yVq88mc

And Daboz doing his record 505mph at the same hill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7gL9uA-McY

Im looking at discus launch gliders.

Thanks for all the help,guys. I never woulda guessed that I could get interested in something that doesn't even have a motor.

D'ya know what? If you haven't flown in a while these things are not too bad:
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__17227__Phoenix_2000_EPO_Composite_...

Cheap, ready to fly, really robust, fly well and did I mention cheap? Looks like a POS but you won't cry when it takes a dirt dive.

The big scale models are more of a commitment. They need to be flown well, don't tolerate mistakes (fragile) and can be a handful to manage. Most of those big cheap ones are made in China to pretty low standards, as well. They're known as "chinese eggshells" for a good reason.

Don't skimp on the radio, either. Get something that you can grow into, or you'll be forking out for an upgrade sooner or later, assuming you stick with the hobby.

As always, IMO, YMMV etc.

I saw a video of a plane that had a camera on a carbon fiber tube taped to the wing. It stayed in place, through the wind and force of a loop.
I'm interested in such a small camera. Id like to be able to see what is on the place. I know we have deer, but being able to film , and if they can be aimed, then, wow, I could fly a slow pass and pan back and forth.
If I could get one that could communicate with the ground and I could see what it sees in real time, shazzam..