Finally changed my avator picture--our cat died last year, and I have no interest in balsa these days.

Balsa kits seemed like the cutting edge of the electric hobby 5 years ago--you could get the weight down and create the best performing RC models available. Now, foam ARFS seem to be where the exciting innovation is. Each month new levels of quality arrive, and prices are tumbling. (while balsa kits have almost doubled in price).

It's an exciting time to be in the hobby. With a 3.5 year old boy to chase, time and budget are limited, but it's really fun to follow the new planes coming out and once in a while get out flying.

Hobby Lobby Mini-Telemaster
Mountain Models Cessna 180
Saropus Plans: Low wing trainer scratch build
Hobby Lobby Mini-telemaster with ailerons (2 aileron wings)
Aerdrome Fokker D7
Jitterbug Biplane
Stevensaero Stella
Stevensaero G-Ride (2 fuses)
Mountain Models Dandy Slowflyer
Mountain Models Dandy sport
Stevensaero Squirt (2 kits built)
Molt Models Tyro
Stevensaero Groove
Pat Tritle/Hobby Lobby super cub
Pat Tritle Dauntless
Scratch build Sherpa bushplane
Scratch build Cessna 152
E-Star Models pattern plane
Molt Models Hellcat (scaled up 1.5 times)
Mike Hall Pitt's Biplane
Leading Edge Gliders "Le Fish" slope plane
Dreamflight "Weasel" slope plane
Skybench "lil bird" handlaunch glider
Wright Brothers Gambler discus launch
Radian Glider--2 put together.
1/5 scale Pietenpol aircamper from scratch--framed and put in storage.
Freewing F16 ARF. Who says ARFS are boring....
FMS PT 17 foam ARF assembled with 4 year old