Viriio,
I would suggest something like an ARF or a RTF airplane. (can't think of one spacificly, someone please post a list for the man
) ARF = Almost Ready to Fly and RTF = Ready to Fly. The ARF is basicly the fusalage(body) and wings already build and covered for you, you just have to put them together and add in a few other parts. You do need a radio (here comes the answer to the meat of your question).....
The way an RC airplane is well... RC
is that when you're building the plane, you put in a little Reciever (sometimes called an Rx for sort) and some servos. The Rx gets a signal from your Remote Control (called the transmitter or Tx for short) and then passes it on to the servo (the little motor that moves whichever control surface it's connected to.) There's usually a servo for the alerons(sp? [sm=lol.gif]), rudder, elevator and throttle. Note: Each servo is on a different Channel. Channels are dictated by the Tx but which little knob you're moving and in which direction. Each channel's number will be clearly marked on your Rx. You can hook it all up together outside of the plane to test it, but here's a warning i wish i had gotten cause it's costing me a LOT of money..........
NEVER turn on your Rx and servos BEFORE you have turned on your Tx....... Transmitter ALWAYS goes ON 1ST! and OFF LAST. Very important. If you power up your Rx (and the subsiquent servos before turning on your Tx, the servos can turn and bump into something inside of them causing damage.) Also...don't.. DON"T run your Tx with the antenna collapces for more than a few minutes, you can burn out something inside there for some reason.
another note....all of those warnings are second hand, but they make sence....... if you turn on your Rx without having your Tx on... that means your servos have power and no control...... now what if for some reason your engine was running and you turned on your servos.... when they twitch it might open your throttle.....causing your plane to possably go bye byes, or hurt someone.... just think about it for a sec
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Ok, back to funner things............. get a trainer
. the Hobbico LT-40 comes HIGHLY recommended (this is a kit that you have to build everything for yourself with.... i like that idea cause it makes you better suited to repair jobs cause, well....the fact is you'll most likely crash.....just like i'm most likely to crash
)..... it's supposed to fly very stabaly, and land like a feather. Personaly, i'm building the Great Planes PT-40. it's supposed to be a little friskier, but i want that to force me into quick thinking and building instincts. Scratch building your first plane (as your post seems to suggest) might not be a good idea unless you have very good plans.... or are and Aeronautics engineer and have mastered the art of designing a plane,............ but then you have to build it
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Sorry this post is so EXTREMELY sloppy, i'm used to asking the questions...but i wanted to actually comtribute so... feel special, you're the first person i've atleast tried to help
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Cheers and good luck,
Welcome to the club
Rob
edit: PHEW that was long... i just realised that when i saw the preview of it