You need to decide
What do you want to do or would you enjoy doing more?
<ul>[*]Just Build Planes (some people just enjoy building )[*]Just Fly Planes (some people don't want to build ,they just want to fly)[*]Build, Fly and Repair Planes (some people enjoy it all)[/list]
If you just want to build then get the kit and what building tools you can and slowly get the rest over time knowing it will take you some time to complete.</p>

If you just want to learn to fly NOW and don't have much more than $200.00 to spend for a plane and support equipment and don't want to search for a used glow plane/equipment then I would get this as it's made of some tough foam that will take a beating, the motor is mounted high so it won't get damaged and you can easily turn it into a full 4 channel plane. The other cheaper foamy conventional planes don;t take much abuse and you will be throwing money at props, prop shafts, gearboxes,cowls, etc after a few bad landings</p>

If you want to build and fly and do it in a reasonable amount of time it won't happen easily with $200.00. You would need to search the classifieds,flea markets for used building tools, plane kit, parts, engines, radio, etc,,, and you can get started but it will take time to amass all of the stuff and complete it before you get in the air.</p>

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