Good Idea about getting some stick time before you decide. We offer free training to anyone interested. There is considerable difference between the feel of a CHEAP electric and how a quality 40 sized glow handle in the air. Electric guys please don't read into what I'm saying. I'm merely saying you get what you pay for. There is a lot of good electric equiptment out there! The good stuff just costs more. The cheap stuff is severely underpowered, and tough to fly if there's any kind of breeze what so ever.

I'm a club instructor and a new member showed up at the fields last week with his son and new electric plane he'd invested 75 or 100 bucks into. I'm not even sure what it was. It was two channels with no way to buddy up on a chord. Long story short, he crashed it after a gust of wind took it over into the dirt doing considerable damage before I'd arrived to the field. His 9 year old son never got to fly. I then pulled out my trusty Hobbico SuperStar trainer with buddy cord and spent a couple hours with them. The nine year old was doing loops and rolls after the second flight. They were so excited, they made an appointment to meet me at our LHS to help them get set-up with the 40 sized trainer equiptment. Neither of them could believe how well and realistic this type of aircraft really fly.

A young persons learning curve is unbelievable. 10 is a great age to learn. I wish I'd had the opportunity to learn that young. It took dad a couple weeks to progress to that level, but both are doing well and have soloed. They are currently working on their second plane together. A SIG Four Star 40. They plan to build this over the winter, and use their existing radio equiptment and engine off the trainer.

Moral of the story! You get what you pay for.

Good Luck with your decision.

Doug