ORIGINAL: 1packageman
Thank you nascarjoe, My thoughts were to purchase the airplane and engine for my father and then a giftcertificate to help with the extras needed.
I just really need to decide between Gas or Electric, ARF or a full trainer kit in which he would build. I am leaning towards the building to keep him busy over the winter.
I have been told the Great Planes PT 40 Mark II trainier is a good first airplane to get started on. From tower hobbies it comes as a combo with an o.s. 40 l.a. engine.
What are your thoughts?
Thank you
Darren
Darren,
The GP PT 40 is about a good a trainer as anything, but O.S. 40 LA engine can be marginal on power, but adequate. I am doing something a bit different than most, if not all hobby shops, which is to offer to let anyone fly just about any type of RC aircraft BEFORE they buy, even if they tell me before hand that they have no intention of buying anything. At least they will pass on their experience to those who may want to get into the hobby or if they can already fly at least a trainer, they can take a few minutes flight time on a more advanced type of airplane that I have ready to fly. So far, this has worked out very well for selling RC aircraft.
nascarjoe