I read that quite a bit. That scale RC is relaxing. I kinda see it but not enuff to make me jump in yet. It’s mostly from the lack of any good scale spots really in my suburbs. It’s mixed on the forest preserves out here. Some seem ok with RC, group located about 60 miles west few times a year comes this way. But some of the preserves have strictly enforced the “no motorized vehicles” rule. And take the preserve part to the full degree, issuing tickets for going off the paved bike paths.
The other is cost, I’ve got no problem spending but at almost $500 with electronics, that rough to justify. It’s on my watch list for winter as a possibility