I'm a newbie: yep, green as they come. I am of course enamoured with the various advanced models available, but reading some of the posts here is pretty amusing and sobering. I like some of the tales of woe that come to the naive and unsuspecting (that's usually me). Seems like a slow trainer for a first model would be better than a Zagi or other plane than can move pretty fast. Would that be a fair assessment? I know that my wife and kids are going to want a turn at the helm - the recipie for disaster is here.

A guy at the local field has a second GWS Slowstick for sale (still in box). I've seen another one fly - seems okay. Anyone have any feedback as to whether this is a good plane to start with?

Radios: should I get a cheap one or go 4 channel to begin with? Can the cheap radios be transferred to a second plane without problems?

There is a guy with a 4 channel Airtronics radio plus parts, and a 5 channel Aerosport radio for sale. He's had a stroke and getting out of the hobby. Both radios are probably 7 - 10 years old? Should I even consider them?

Thanks,


Cam (who still has not experienced his first crash).