snowwave83


There is no right answer to your question only opinions!!!!!
If you do a search in this form on the topic of trainers or 1st planes you will see this same discussion over and over.

Electric VS Glow Fall into the performance price category.
To get an electric trianer similar in performance and specs to a .40 sized glow powered trianer will cost you more (mainly because of the additional batterys and charger neccessary to fly it)

Since you plan on joining a club go ask some of the instructors what specific type of plane they recomend, after all they will be teaching you.

If you perfer to buy first instead then the simplest approach is to go to the LHS and ask for a .40 RTF trainer brand really doesn't matter since they all exhibit nearly identical flying characterics. With you relative inexperience I doubt you would be able to tell the difference or care for that matter. Then go out and Learn to FLY... Thats what its about after all!!!!!! What brand trainer you pick doesn't matter since you will "love" and be partial to which ever one allows you to experience flight

Sometimes these boards take a very simple situation (like what plane to learn on) and OVER analyze it to death