First, try a sim. There are a few around but they will all help you with the hardest part, which is training you in the controls and what they do.<div></div><div>Then, buy an inexpensive but decent quality model to learn on. An AXN is a good one, as it flys very well, very slow and can take a few crashes since it's light. The reason I say this is you will crash your first plane a few times while you get the hang of it, and if it is easy to repair or replace so much the better. A small foam electric will often just bounce in a crash, and you can get right back up there practicing, instead of going home and glueing.</div><div></div><div>If you can, find someone who flys to help you set it up. You need to get CG and a few other things right, or even the best pilot would have trouble flying it. The forums are a great place for info so read away in the beginners threads here and on the other forums. There's usually a thread dedicated to each model inexistenceif you do aGooglesearch, full of good info and tips.</div>