Also when it comes time to get your field equipment (flight box, power panel, battery, starter, fuel pump,meters,tools, etc...)you don't have to buy everything new unless you want too. You can check out the classifieds on this and other sites , craigslist, etc...and you can find almost everything you need to get started sometimes for pennies on the dollar as a lot of times folks get into this and for whatever reason loose interest and sell everything they just bought . This is the time for R/C flea-markets and swap meets too where you can find things.