ORIGINAL: Gray Beard
Everything John said. Plus at this stage you have to decide what type of power source you would like. Today we have so many options to choose from. I have one friend that started out with glow power then moved up to gas. Today he has gone 100% Electric, even in his giant scale warbirds.
<div style="text-align: left">Thanks for the input. I had a CL gas F4U a million years ago and remember the mess and the noise and the cut fingers and frustration getting the thing started, especially on cool days. Had a blast with it, but have pretty much settled on EP for me for now and the future.Spare and higher mAh rating batteries should give the flying time I am after for each session. EP will also let me fly at the local middle and high school fields, with the right size plane, without incurring the wrath of the locals because of the noise.</div>