Keep Away from RC, if you dont have the following:

1)Money - Continous investment is required - to keep ur motivation up and fix crashes buy new stuff etc.

2)TIME - You dont have this then its useless.

3)SPACE TO FLY - Preferable within 10 to 25 KM max.

4)A car to carry around your RC stuff.

5)Lots of interest.

6)Dont have good luck in your city with CUstoms etc.

I suggest that if you have any one of the difeciency then kindly stay away from RC. It will very soon kill your spirit and make feel that all you invested is a waste of time and money and cause depression too.  

Added by others:

Ujjwaana:

1. LHS...
2. Understanding /Enduring wife if you are married. Else secretly R/C flying might become an 'Extramarital affair'.

Rohit Gupta:

1.You should also stay away from the hobby when you are in class 12 preparing seriously for your competitive exams.

I disagree Where there is a will there is a way

Your "will" will die away when the problems you face are more than the fun its giving back.

What happened Vinay?Something gone  wrong?I am guessing, something to do with flying space.I am totally happy with my car after owning it for 9 days.They say that cars do break a lot asking for replacements but with care,they do not break or just get a slash 4x4 .And since I am a kid,getting a constant flow of money from my dad is hard too .SO,I make sure that I will not need to ask him to spend more .I don't second "continuous investment".

Need some Prozac? (pun intended)

You just got your car. Wait for few weeks/months.

Hey BTW the Simpsons avatar is damn superb. My favorite cartoon!

thanks.The Simpsons is THE BEST show EVER!!!!!

I Betcha Vinay! It remids me of some one... you now who :

And you forgot one this in the List :

1. LHS...
2. Understanding /Enduring wife if you are married. Else secretly R/C flying might become an 'Extramarital affair'. I can say that coz one of my colleague played truant with his wife by saying he is going on official trip when he went with us on 2 days Photogrphy shoot to a Wild Life sanctuary! He had a hard time back home!!   > >

 

minimum 6 years for me to escape the wife thing.But Iwould like to be independent for way longer.

But back to the topic,it should be easier for scratch builders right?Just get a radio,some batt(s),charger,ESC,motor,prop,servos and the rest is lot cheaper(I guess).And most of the other components do survive for a long time.

I agree, Iam not married yet, but my mom gives continuous support in this, I spend 1000s of Rs and she wont mind it.

But once I get married, I hope I get the same support.

I remember my Project manager saying to me - "Don't worry, You will keep spending money like this after marriage also"

I was confused and asked, you mean My wife would allow it?

He said - "ya, except that you will be spending on her shopping items rather than your RC items" 

I have tons of those Stuff, TONS!!! I am a mini hobby city.

I just created this thread because I lack a few points that I mentioned above. I added the other points so that when new people get into RC they should know that as well, before they decide into the wagon and die later

I second rajathv8.
If you have a will you wil have a way.
And no matter how many problems you face, if the passion is there, you will sail through!
Comes out of personal experience

If you're a mini hobby city,you don't have to be worried apart from space right?Make a small plane and fly it in a ground.(I am just giving advice which I would never be able to follow. )

Easier said than done!

I just finished assembling 2 of my RC 450 Helicopter and there are still 2 more helicopter waiting to be assembled in the assembly line! a 450 tt pro and the 500 CMT tt. As I said the above factors I said above will hurt in the long run (within a year!).

You name it CORO? Depron? Motors? batteries - different sizes? ESCs? RXs? I have all these 10+ EACH

Multiple chargers, Gyros, etc etc,  I have 11 X 2200 mah 3s batteries just for my Helis! Its no use! I still fell let down today. Though I will pursue this hobby, Being in Bangalore has killed half of my interest.

Well for me,I can take care of expenditure.Time ain't a problem because my battery and car can go for very long without any use.Lipos will make it a lot better.No problem with space.What are roads for?

The car part is a problem.My dad hates to drive in Bangalore these days.After 30 years of happy driving,he is fed up.Interest is not a problem.
And customs is ruled out because I have got Jayanth to give me all I need.

You should also stay away from the hobby when you are in class 12 preparing seriously for your competitive exams.

So,you've got 4 new helis plus how many aircraft you had.Why worry?You can be harsh on 1 and keep the rest for a long time to come.

Now,I will talk like a philosopher.Our civilization is obsessed with new stuff.WE buy new stuff and throw out the rest without having given our old stuff a second thought.I guess it is time to conserve and recycle.If mankind becomes more efficient,we can go a long way.

Oh yeah Rohit.I had to convince my mom and dad that I woud not be distracted by my car.After diwali,I am planning on studying seriously till April 10th(or 9th,my SSLC exams end).After that till 2nd PUC,tons of fun and in 2nd PUC,studies once again.

@Vinay   Honestly,I see no reason why you should be unhappy with all this stuff at your disposal.

Gandhar,
Wait for summer vacations.. I used to drive my car AT LEAST twice a day, everyday, even though the battery needed a 3 hour charge!

About the studies thing.. Now that I'm a little interested in scratch building, I only do my research and cutting/pasting in weekends..

As for parents, neither of them really like my hobby.. They think its too kiddish.. They want me to pursue a hobby like photography... Really don't want to go do that!

Besides RC, i love cycling and GAMING! Parents don't mind either of them.. Don't know why they have a problem with RC..     

Sad for you.My dad seems fine with it.My mom doesn't seem to care but I know that she doesn't like it a lot.

When the summer holidays come,I will be very happy.

I consider RC as investment and prefer to devote % of my salary to it. Remember every investment has risks involved, you gain knowledge, satisfaction and sometimes (very rarely) monetary gains too by selling your old stuff you dont need anymore at more or same price that you bought for, Losses everyone know about it.

A poor investment like everyone does, by going after cheap china parts, result in short term gain but long term loss. Similarly a good investment result in short term loss but long term gain.


PS.: Vinay, You might want to edit the 6th point in your first post. Although I and everyone understood the meaning but it sounds like...

Keep Away from RC, if you dont have "Bad luck in your city with CUstoms etc". - should be Good Luck.. no?

Oh,I just missed the 'bad luck' one.you've got a hawk's eyes.

Money was never a problem for me, But whenever I get into something serious like RC, i want to grow there, but multiple factors affecting it now.

Bull-crap

All it takes is about 3 months of concentrated effort to get to an intermediate level in terms of technical knowledge and flying skills.  After that, all you need is a mind to be of help to others. Just go with newcomers (or even intermediate level flyers) to help them train/setup/repair etc.  You will end up flying more variety of models than you will ever own, you learn so much more, you will enjoy this hobby to the fullest.  You will end up getting free stuff, no need to spend on fuel, no need to buy new models and so on...

The only thing that matters is TIME, even that can be "at your own pace".  Pack a bit of people skills, some patience, and say upfront that "even the best of the best crash from time to time"

There are no reasons to stay away from this hobby 
    Well i think you guys are  building more models than flying 

  .........Dont mind ,i am totaly disagree to ..."4)A car to carry around your RC stuff.'
becouse when i had started flyling..i was carry My plane on My pulsar motorcycle...after 1.5 years i desided to Buy a New car

Regards..

laxman

Awesome How did you manage that??? Whats the model sise?

Absolutely right, the urge to keep building and not focussing on what really takes skill and effort - flying. Somehow ppl tend to focus on that next new model or parts that they want or going to buy. Thats surely going to kill the hobbyist in you. Just take a step back and examine how well you fly and how well you have perfected the art. And you can never give up. There will always be that step which you have not reached yet. And it goes on and on.

YOu are saying that because the place u stay has access to all those, easier said than thinking in others shoes 

Even I carry my stuff in an activa and its difficult to pursue on that front as well anymore. As I said, the fun Iam getting from this hobby is a lot less that the time and effort I invested on it. Mostly coz I stay in bangalore. Its not like I am not trying my best!

I have seen some examples of the same in Bangalore itself   Not naming names !!!

i was carry Seagull Boomrang .46 model (fuselage on back seat witout any person)
& wing on fixed at left side leg gard.

In the days when things were tight, the model was carried on a shoe string (yes literally). With a 40 size model assembeled, and twine/velcro loops around the wing I carried it backpack style on my cycle and ocassionaly on dads bike. Do you get the idea? With the undercarriage pointing away and the models top on your back.
Another bag hung from the handle bar contained the bare minimum tools necessary and a bottle of fuel. The only saving grace was I did not have to go far as the local airport had free access and people were known. 

Get an rc car   .
Puts you out of all your misery.

Agreed, People go to any extent to fly RC  . But taking planes/Helis for 25 KM minimum is a pain on bike, and just a risk of breaking the wing due to air blowing as we ride the bike. As I said, before I opened this thread, I have tried/done almost everything!

Not much interested really! Other wise I would have owned one. Its time to buy a real car now, just got the LMV license, problem is No parking space in front of the house! No I need to change the house to buy a car  . To add to this Jakkur director is causing additional problems 

My my.....you seem to be very unhappy.Hope all your troubles are sorted out soon.

Dear Vinay,
Perhaps this guy could sort things out, He happens to be the Greek God of Flight - Hermes, but I guess you would have to explain the RC perspective to him first 

Dont worry man, there is always light at the end of the tunnel..................
or maybe, do I hear a train coming in 

ha ha...good one Edwin