If you have the money you may want to consider buying your transmitter separately from the plane. Reason?? Buddy box compatibility. Everybody on here can give you recommendations as to what the best radio setup would be, and I would be no different in that I would recommend what I use. But the best thing you can do is locate your local club and find out what the trainers there use. By doing this they are more than likely going to have a compatible buddy box setup that they can use to help get you trained. While it's possible to learn by "passing the transmitter" back and forth, I don' recommend it. If you can use a buddy box setup then that is the way to go. If you buy a RTF solution on a trainer there is a good possibility that you won't be able to buddy box at the local club. Doesn't mean you can't learn, but having the same radio brand as the local club will go a long way to getting you successfully in the air. Plus, you will have a ready made knowledge base to help you with your radio questions. While many people to prefer different brands of radios, I have noticed over the years that certain areas tend to have the same types of radios.

Hope this helps

Ken
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