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Old 10-21-2020 | 07:30 PM
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jester_s1
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The kits are the most valuable part of the lot as none of those are still being made. Kit collecting is its own hobby now, so guys will pay a lot more for an unbuilt kit than they will for a RTF airplane. Depending on what really interests you, you could sell off some of them to finance more beginner friendly planes. None of those are suitable for new pilots.
Looking at the list, I'd say after a year of flying with a trainer and then a sport plane, you'd probably be good to fly the Goldberg Cub (arguably the best Cub kit ever made), then the PT19, and after that take your pick.
Those are all good engines. None of them are rare collectables, so there's nothing wrong with keeping them and running them. I'd dump the two .19 engines as anything that small is actually better as an electric these days.
I wouldn't use any of the radios you have. It's not that they won't work because they might be fine. It's that you'll have to buy new batteries anyway, and considering the cost to get something modern is offset many times over by the features and reliability of the newer systems.
So you'll need a trainer plane (ARF is easier and cheaper to get going with than a kit), a radio (I suggest 6 channels minimum and computerized), a field box (needs a starter with battery, a glow driver, and a fuel pump), and a flight battery and charger. That's around $500, which you could easily get out of 3 of the warbird kits.

You may do even better by trading. I have a couple of beginner friendly planes that I'd swap for a good warbird kit if we lived close to each other, field gear too. It would probably be worthwhile to get with your local club and meet some of the guys, try to work out something.
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