Recently my father saw me fixing and flying helis for the first time during vacation in my home town. After the usual questions like how does this fly, how far can it go, how much does it cost and so on, he finally asked, doesn't this get boring after a while ?

I answered by saying that it is no different from any other hobby.  There are lots of areas one can venture into within this hobby; like building our own models from scratch, getting into arial photography etc. One can even spend a lifetime, just improving the flying skills.

That said, I have seen people come into this hobby, and leave after a little while, saying it got to be boring.  I guess they did not set bigger targets for themselves, or may be they just found something else more enjoyable.

What do you feel, does RC get to be boring for you (even occassionally) ?  What about others you know ?

I also explained that for me, there are two other important aspects.  One, this is a great opportunity to work with like minded people, and to network and build new contacts. I have met a wider variety of people as a part of this hobby, then I would ever meet otherwise.

And the most important reason is that this is like doing Yoga or meditation.  The 6 to 15 minutes of continous concentration is a great mental exercise.  One can fly scale and really take it calm and easy (yet concentrated), or sharpen one's reflexes by moving on to fast 3D.  Both are equally enjoyable, and the feeling at the end of a session of flying is that of pure pleasure (even if the model crashed !).

As you rightly mentioned it is all about setting targets. I have been through phases where I achieved the target I had set and then was flying same routines aimlessly. It was getting to be boring and I used to wonder what next. Setting targets will keep your interest alive. For example, after you are able to achieve basic aerobatics try to do a proper cuban 8 like in pattern. Getting the roll points to coincide and keeping the plane in the same line and vertical plane is a challenge. Doing a loop that is a perfect circle itself takes some practice. How many can do a slow roll that last the length of the runway and keep it going in a straight line ? To achieve absolute mastery over flying is a process that'll keep the challenge alive for a long time. Hope these gives targets to some of the bored fliers here 

Never thought about the concentration aspect and its benefits, that is a nice one.

Nobody else has felt RC boring ever, and yet found something that kept them going again ?   

I am just starting to learn all this and I find it really very interesting and appealing!!

At once ,
When I Had no contacts and I alone used to fly Regular Toy 2ch . Then Later on i felt soo bored of it . A few years later (2-3 ) i bought a Delta wing 2ch and it flew , then my interest again came back , and one day i searched on youtube for RC planes and helis , and i was amazed @ those planes . But I was sad that i Had no contacts , then i met an electrician who had many futaba Radios and 2 gas planes , i asked him and he told me about these forums , and now i dont think it'll ever get boring!!

Yes... its you guys who are keeping our spirits alive.... Its only through forms like rcindia that we learn and get to know what all stuffs are out there.. We may have seen videos on youtube abt some american guy flying a gasser.. But whats the point for us?.. we cant go there and met them or fly with them.... I feel thrilled when you guys show your videos of flight... At least I can hope to meet you all one day.....

RC is  additive  so once you are hooked you cant leave it even if it is boring  .

In my opinion thanks to electrics scratch building with very short build times has made it doubly interesting
Sai

Rc is just only about BUY AND FLY... I also abt building your own craft... SO if we keep getting new ideas.. Rc can never get boaring...