It is not necessarily so that one will have to spend so much money to get started. You can buy complete ARF outfits for around $290.00, nicad glow igniters for around $15.00, or even a flashlight battery and a couple of alligator clips. You can buy squeeze bottles for a couple of bucks or other creative ways to fill fuel tanks. Use a piece of garden hose as a chicken stick to use as a way to start engines. I have several used trainers for sale that I would let go at around $150.00, ready to fly. I will even let my customers fly the trainer before they bought it, just to show that it's in good flying shape. I'm sure there are others who will do the same.

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