p.s. no matter which way you go, as a beginner, stick with the big guys, like Horizon, for a first plane, especially with ARF or RTF. For the most part you will get adequate electronics, and the plane will fly and last more then one or two flights. And they will have excellent customer service if something happens.

If you go with the other places you are getting something that looks good in the photos, and has an amazing description of it's flying in the ad. And when you actually get it you'll find it won't fly, won't fly right, or the electronics fizzle out shortly. And their customer service, if you can ever reach anyone is going to be little if any help to you.


If you want a small bird that you can fly in a small park or even out in your yard, take a look at Horizon's HobbyZone Champ. It's RTF and it has a huge following of folks who can't find anything bad to say about it. I got one a couple of weeks ago, and I'm having so much fun with it I haven't flown any of my other birds since. That's a lot to say for someone with nearly 2 dozen birds, foam/balsa/fiberglass, and from park flyers to 1/4 scale in the hangar right now.