The NexStar has a street price of about $400... WELL worth the extra $$$ for the simulator... it also features an O.S. .46fx, perhaps one of the best 2-strokes in it's size.

I've seen this trainer in hand, and it's a very nicely built plane with rounded fuse (built up) that give it a more scale look.

As far as a second plane I'd suggest either a U-CAN-DO-.46 (you can move your engine & servos from the trainer into it) and it offers you a stable platform that's capable of many of the most advanced 3D maneuvers.

That or a profile funfly like a Carl Goldberg Extreme 330 or their new Edge... The Morris the Knife is a great flier too.

These planes will klet you work on the most important aspect of advancing your skills. Flying th eplane with the sticks. By that I mean a trainer teaches you the basics of flying, but the plane flies, you correct the heading.

On a more wilder plane, you are always having to make inputs to determine your heading. Inverted, sideways, spinning... all require you to add some stick to continue straight and to re-direct out of. The goal is to begin to "become one" with flying an RC plane. By that I mean you simply do not think about what input to give... you just do because you see the planea nd what it's doing.

You'll see more as you progress.

you sound like a young guy... in your teens maybe? You'll catch on quick... especially if you are big gamer... (I play Quake, Unreal Tournament, Medal of honor, etc.) because that builds a tremendous amount of eye hand coordination.


Lastly, there isn't a lot of info on the H9 TOC Ultimate because it's a fairly new offering and it is quite an investment. And usually it'll take most guys 3 months or more to get it together.

There is probably $150 of just extensions in there.

Most guys use redundant batteries & switches (in case one fails)

Some even use dual receivers for the same reason.

Then there is the ability to transport... the H9 TOC will not fit in a shortbed truck or any minivan I know of... Even a full size, long bed pickup would have some finagling to do... Then there is the several minutes spent assembling it at the field, and worse the seemingly twice as ling disassembly...

Ah well... As you get into the hobby more and more, you'll want to kep RCU handy... there's alot of guys who have "Been there, done that."

Take care and good luck!