Hi all,
I have 2 questions, 1st is equipment, second is flying..

I want to buy something reasonable but to keep the cost down
here's a list of what I'm looking at, any recomendations/comments
or problems please let me know..

Plane: must be ARF..
Hobbico Superstar 40 60"
Tower Hobbies trainer 62"
Thunder Tiger 40

Engine:
OS 40LA
OS 46LA
Tower 46BB (I've read they have gasket/carb problems)

Remote: (I'd prefer 6 channel since I'd like to Have a camera and flaps in the future)
Futaba 6YG (w/BBservos)
Tower 6FM (6YG watered down clone w/nonBB servos)
Airtronics VG600

now for the planes even though they're "ARF" what else will
I need to build them glues... tubing etc..

Now the second part.. "the rant" learning to Fly..
Everyone says find a club... this part annoys me
I've found local clubs.. but their membership+MAAC usually
adds up to over $200.. in reality I only need to learn I've got
60 acres stateside to play on (which btw happens to quicker to get
to then the "local" clubs airfields).. which also means an AMA membership
on top of the MAAC..

So will the odds on learning to fly on my own cost more than $200
in repairs and spare planes??


Thanks in advance