G'day

I will second the Easy Star II as a trainer. I think it is a much better plane without the ailerons and you can add them later. The trick, as has been said, is to put the rudder on the aileron channel of your radio so that later, when you switch to a plane with ailerons, the change will be minimal.

I have recently bought another Easy Star II. I built it without ailerons and with the standard motor. My previous one had a hotter motor which was fun but which made it harder to fly. The Mk II is also a better package in many ways. Mine came pretty well already built. I just added a speed controller, battery and receiver and I was away. No glue was needed either.

The Easy Star is my "I can't be bothered to get anything ready" plane. Just toss in a battery (I use Hobby King Turnigy 1800 mAh 3 cell packs) and go flying.

The Easy Star will also thermal brilliantly for such a simple plane. Sometimes, the hardest thing is to get it to come down.

Cheers

Mike in Oz