if you want to enjoy this hobby,,go to a few club feilds and meeting,,,,,,,you will learn who will help you and who will try to sell you the world.........stay away from hobby shops till you UNDERSTAND more about the hobby,,,,,,there out to make a buck and trust me they can smell a newbe miles away..........remember dont fall in love with your frist plane,,,,you will not pass it down to your son,try to have 2 planes ready to go..........you fly your plane and not look at the guys who do all the tricks,,,,they were new to.....even if they say hell any one can do this why cant you..........follow the clubs safety rules there to keep every one safe.these are not toys,,,that prop travels at 10k and it cuts long and deep....buy as you go.buy what you can fly and what you wish you could fly.......if your married tell the wife what you plan to do,,,,,,,,,dont hind stuff from her VIA the ups truck,,,,,,,it will bite you in the ass............look, read and listen.............and most of all its fun and keep it that way.........