ORIGINAL: Gray Beard
ORIGINAL: soaringhigh718
Thanks for all the great responses. I guess I am still young at 36 years old. My first plane was a Supercub LP. The next planes that I progressed to was both a Parkzone T-28D Trojan and Parkzone Stinson SR-10. I am doing well with both, but I am still very much a newbie to RC in general. I heard that kits are very difficult to build unless a person has an experienced builder to assist them with the project. That's why I am looking for something really easy to start with and possibly try my first fueled engine with as well. Thanks again for the suggestions.
Not really hard to learn. A lot of us learned as kids with no one around to help, it just takes some time and you need to know what the parts are so if the instructions call for a rib or spar you know what it is. SIG and Great Planes have great instructions with some good photos to guide you. Trainers are easy to learn with, I use the 4* 60 that Scooter mentioned when I'm teaching someone. Just make sure you pick a plane that you will be able to handle when you finish it. An instructor is a big help but it sounds like you are doing pretty well. Fun fly planes and profiles are pretty easy to build too. Just take your time and build straight.
Thanks for these recommendations. I found this guy who documented his build of a Four Star 60. Ithink the idea of building a plane is becoming more and more appealing to me. If for nothing else the experience and the opportunity to see something I build from the ground up