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I would strongly encourage you to join a local club for several reasons. First, youll have someone to teach you how to fly model planes, and thats a great deal. Second, a large percentage of the fun related to this hobby is being around other people who fly model airplanes, your flying buddies, which you will become very bond with hopefully. Third, your learnig experience will a lot steeper, as you will have experienced people around to explain what this or that happens, how to fix this, how tu tune, adjust, ways to do things and so on.

Regarding your planes, if you decide to join a club Id go with either the superstar or the tower since theyre made out of wood and are easier to fix in case of damage. I believe the Thunder tiger trainer has an APC fuse.

Regarding the engine, go with a bearing 46 such as thunder tiger 46pro. Great and reliable engine, very decent power and will last a long time if you set it right. About the radio, I too would add a few bucks and get a computer radio. you can get some good deals on used stuff here on RCU (well, at least in the old RCU), ebay and such.

Welcome aboard