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[AcPilot]

I dont even have an RC airplane, but I've been to a couple of airshows, looked around on the internet, and gone to hobby shops, and I deffinently am going to get into it. I'm having trouble deciding what to plane to start with!:confused: Should I go with Electric or Gas? I dont know if I should start out with something cheap like this:http://www.hobbycentralrc.com/hbz2000-30.jpg
or a $500 gas trainer like this:http://www.hobby-lobby.com/images/hla111.jpgI am scared of crashing it and wasting alot of money. I am only 12. I need help! Thanks!:D

[CDNshy_guy]

Well Ac
I'll tell you my experiences. I started I went out and bought a gas powered trainer and all the Equip. It cost me about $700 when I was done. I joined a club ($100) and had 6 flights.
Then I discovered Micro flight. I enjoy building as much as flying.
in the 4 months I've been in this hobby I have spent well over 3 grand. I thought the Firebird was a great start plane but it wasn't.
It only lets you control the throttle and right left. you need one that lets you control lift also.
I just purchased a Pico stick and so far I like it.

The plane cost me $50 and the radio stuff cost me $130 for the flight pack and $45 for the crystals. Also I used the 4 ch radio from my gas plane. (Just the transmitter) that Tx cost me $200

All this is before taxes. so Electric can cost as much as gas.


but electric you can learn on your own in a school yard or park.
So I say go electric for now.


Norm

[AcPilot]

Thanks alot for the info!:D I was going to by a Firebird but now I wont. You saved me some money. Thanks Again!

[SR71]

Hi AC,
My name is Ron, and i am pretty new at this also. I agree with norm except that i started with a firebird and had a lot of fun learning the very basics of keeping it up and under control.
What i have found is that the firebird flies at top speed of around 20 mph and that eats up a lot of ground real fast when your new at flying...until you get use to it.
Unless you have a really huge place to fly (and some experence) dont go with the Megatech model you talked about, it flies at around 55 mph top speed and that seems a bit fast to me for a first aircraft.
have fun and let us know how it goes, by the way I'm only 41 years old.

[AcPilot]

Hey everyone,
I got a fire bird to start out with, and it is fine. It doesnt have elevators, just elevons on the V shaped back. Speeding it up lifts the plane and slowing it brings it down. I just wanted to say that it isn't that bad of a plane to start with. It is pretty hard to break too. I like it. Thanks Ron and every one else.
,Alex

[markus1971]

Here's the best model out that would be great for a beginner. It's a park flyer that you can fly anywhere. Tougher than any park flyer or slow flyer i've ever seen. Take a look....


http://home.attbi.com/~markus1971/PinkFlyer.html

[genebond]

Link's dead.... Could you try again?

The Trainer issue gets hashed out about every couple of weeks here and on Ezone. There are a lot of good packages out there, some just a matter of peronal choice. Just scope one out and check in to see if there have been any discussions on it by using the search function, and you can learn a lot about it's durability and suitablity.

The Firebirds are fine for what they are, and sometimes are all a guy ever needs. Others just use them as a launch pad to decide wether or not to go 'Whole Hog' into the hobby. It's far cheaper to start there, if you don't know if you want in. If you're sure, then start with something with real radio gear, so you can recycle it into the next model (and the next)....