Hello. A few years ago, I got my first real R/C airplane. It was a 3 ch Firebird Phantom, with so called "anti crash" technology. I tried teaching myself to fly. I was only 8 or 9 years old and often over-corrected, causing lots of crashes. After a day or two, one of the motors that made the rear v-shaped aerilons go up and down stopped working (think it's called a servo but I am new so I don't really get all this jargon). We returned (which was a pain because I live no where near a good hobby shop) and got a new one. After a while, my Dad lost orientation while flying and it got stuck in a tree. We finally managed to get it down the next day. After some brief smoking, it flew alright for a minute and then the servo/motor thing burned out again. To make a long story short, the plane completely broke to the point of the flaps ripping off whilst sitting in my closet for several years. Now that I have my first job, I am really interested in flying electric planes. I have a few questions about what I should get or do first.
It seems like almost everybody recommends a Super Cub, but I don't want to buy a 3ch plane to train on and then get bored with it (besides, I have experience from the plane I had before). I have decided that I want a 4ch plane. I need help deciding what to get. I would like to have a bit of range on the plane so I can put a camera on it and fly around town.
This plane seems fine and I really like the pricetag on it, but it seems to be a very unknown plane as there is no real reviews I could find on it. I also know nothing about the range or the transmitter. It also says something about wiring and electronics building, even though it is an RTF, and that makes me afraid I will wreck it.
http://www.bananahobby.com/4-ch-blit...plane-rtf.html
This plane seems cool. It has a bit more reviews. It can switch between low wing and high wing. It says that it has a radio control range of 1000 m, but I wonder if that is a bit optimistic? A few people say they have had troubles with weak servos, so should I buy extras if I get this plane?
http://www.bananahobby.com/4-ch-blit...plane-rtf.html
This Apprentice S 15e is my favorite, but it is also the most expensive. I like the panic button it has and it comes with a better transmitter than the other two (I think they just come with some generic ones, but I could be wrong). I have heard a lot of good things about this, and I saw a youtube video where a guy flew it stock out to almost 900 meters. I also saw other videos where this had some FPV setup or whatever and it flew over 5 miles away.
http://www.redrockethobbies.com/Efli...FVJo7Aodwm8AtA
I was wondering if I should buy a flight sim first. I have always kind of wanted one, but I would rather buy a plane instead, or at least at first. I was looking at the Real Flight 7 with the TTX 600 transmitter, as it is a 6ch transmitter that I can use on other planes later (it is cheaper than the Phoenix one that comes with a DX6i.) Unless the two Blitzworks planes are poor I think I will buy one of those two and then get Real Flight 7. If the Apprentice S 15e is worth the money, then I don't really want to buy Real Flight 7 because that comes out to over $470 dollars. I suppose I could get the BNF version of the Apprentice S if the TTX 600 Radio that comes with Real Flight can bind to it (can it?) but that would still be over $440.
Finally, if I do get the Real Flight Sim with the TTX 600, could I bind that transmitter to the Dynam 1200mm Spitfire? I want to get that after I master the trainer planes.
By the way, there is no Clubs that are around here so I will have to learn flying myself.
Sorry for making this so long, I just want to get into this hobby!