Decision made, I talked to my friend who used to have a hobby shop to see if he had any old ones he wanted to give up, didn't have one, but during the winter they spend time building in his shop. So I am putting off on a fueled bird until winter, going to build me a nice 4 stroker, maybe a Cessna or maybe even get the plane I have always wanted, a Cessna 310 twin engine with a 10' span.  <div>
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</div><div>In the meantime I stopped at my LHS again on the way home and looked at what they had. They had an Apprentice RXR. They also had an AR600 RX.  I picked those up instead. The deciding factor was the Apprentice uses the same battery as my T-34. The Wing span is the same as my T-34 though, but since it is foam I am not as worried about transporting it as the balsa and monokote wing of the Mentor. I can stick this plane in the trunk of my car or back of my Flex without a cradle, and not use up as much space as the T-34 would since the wheels are part of the Fuse and not attached to the wings. I can wrap a towel around both and be done with it.  Uses same radio and same batteries, less inventory I need, easy to fix with Gorrilla glue, slow flyer, stable wing, and I will feel comfortable flying it at my house. Seems like a win win win to me. </div><div>
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</div><div>Once I get some flights in on this and solo the T-34 then I will know if I can fly the 34 at my house too. I have a pasture that I think is smooth and long enough to take off and land in.   The T-34 I know has a long hang time, so my fences are my concern, but I dont think the Apprentice will be a problem. </div>