Building and flying Radio Controlled aircraft is fun IF you can accept the fact that the beautiful and expensive plane that you just finished after many long hours of construction MAY smash to bits on the ground in front of everybody and cause you to have a very bad day.  Seriously, it's a very rewarding and challenging hobby.   I'm very lucky because I live about 5 minutes from a very nice model flying field maintained by the El Paso Radio Controllers club here in El Paso.  Here are some shots taken during the last few years.

Here is my good flying buddy Grant.  He was (is?) my flying instructor and we've had many fun flying hours.  On the left is the first plane we flew, which is still in existence.  On the right, Grant is showing us one of his in-progress construction projects.

Here is the finished project.  Grant was sure proud of this plane...until it smashed into the ground and brought us to tears. 

Two of my favorites.  On the left is "Arf" which actually stands for "Almost Ready to Fly".  This is the plane I learned on, and still flies!  I installed a Super Tiger .45 engine on Arf, and he really flies fast.....even inverted.  On the right is "Sturdy Birdie", a plane that is supposed to be indestructible.  It wasn't.

Here is "4-Star".  This was the first plane I constructed from a kit.  Low wing planes are harder to fly, but can do more stunts.  4-Star is an excellent flyer.

If you are interested in R/C models, a good place to start is the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA), the nationwide organization of model flyers. Good luck, and happy landings!