You asked about cost. About a year and a half ago I walked into a local hobby store and told them I wanted everything I needed to start flying. They set me up with a trainer plane, radio, flight box, starter, glow driver etc. Everything includeing glue. The total cost came to about $600. The gear I got was not top of the line or bottom of the barell either. The one change I wish I had made was to go with a 6 channel radio insted of the 4 channel. I have allready bought a second radio.