There is nowhere in the continental US that is to far from a club, field and most importantly help.

punch in your zip code here, you will be surprised:

http://www.modelaircraft.org/clubsearch.aspx

Attempting to teach yourself is a fools mission when its no longer neccessary as it was in the distant past. While your RC car experiance will help in general set up, you will have a very steep learning curve to climb.

Remember the 'Right Stuff' is a Hollywood myth and everyone must crawl before they walk. As the others have already noted picking a completely inappropriate airplane is a sure way to waste time and money.


Looking forward to you success and hoping you heed the information the fellows and I are posting.

John