Iappreciate all the advice. Iwas kind of scared to get an ARF just because Iknow there can be a laundry list of extras needed, especially building tools and epoxys. Ijust wouldnt know what to get without overbuying.

Ido like the idea of the Avistar though. Here is the issue. It appears that many places list it as discontinued. Great Planes has an Avistar Elite though. It measures a bit larger, has an option to add flaps with a 5th channel, and has the same claims as the hobbico. Great "2nd trainer", good first with an instructor. What do you think?

Ido have a field nearby and will be joining the club and learning with an instructor.

As a second note, Imay have reconsidered getting the second plane, or changed it up a bit. What is a good and fun brushless park flyer glider. That way when we dont want to goto the field, we can just hit some open land. We would still have the option of flying both at the feild as well.