ORIGINAL: flyinwalenda

Used is good way to go. 75% of my equipment is used. I have only bought two new planes and the rest were like new at half the cost. A lot of it was never used and the rest hardly used. You can get some good deals used and get almost everything you are after .
The transmitter like a DX6 or 7 would be a cost savings to buy used ...but be careful . Try the classified on here and other sites but deal with sellers who have good feedback and reputations and be careful how you pay.

The T28 is a good choice BUT try and find someone with more experience to take it up with you for the first time or two as this is a more powerful plane and you will now be introduced to ailerons and that can be quite a ride for the first time out and sometimes the ride ends badly. So take the time and let someone else set the plane up for you so the control surface throws are at the minimum settings and can take it up and trim it out and help you get used to flying a plane with ailerons. Once you get better with it you can set up dual rates for the controls and have a lot of fun with it !