Lots of different opinions! It seems to me that there are alot of good trainers to start with, so I think what I'm looking for now is the best "deal"..lol Maybe thats not the best way exactly but I figure its my first plane and as long as I pick from one of these trainers that most of you have mentioned I think I'll be ok.(plus I dont have alot of money to start with) I plan on joining the club and ama as required by the club. My only problem is the club field is about 30-40 min from my house. This isnt too bad, but I'm hoping I can find some free space where I can take my planes out when I dont have time to drive to the club field. In colorado here we have lots of space east of the rockies that is practically empty.. so Ill have to do a bit of research to find a good spot. My plan though is to use the club field when I can, but reality is I wont be able to every time..


The aircore obviously seems one of the most resilient to crashes, so may be good for me learning on my own.. but I think I will go with one of the other trainers since im hoping I can at least get a few lessons at the local field. I honestly would like to build a kit over a ready to fly but I live in a apartment and dont have much space, and I have a young son who would be grabbing at anything I left out.. so unless I sacrificed my bed(which I doubt my wife would go for..lol) I will have to be a ARF or RTF.

Ive been thinking about getting into planes for a long long time.. my grandfather used to own a hobby shop a long time ago and flew them and ever since then it has always been on the backburner. Another year or so I will be out of this dinky apt and on to a house in which I hope I can fill a garage up with these guys! lol

This may be a silly question, but im kind of dumb with this stuff as of yet(but learning)..lol These planes seem pretty large and I need to fit them in a compact car.. im assuming the wings are detachable on most of them?.. if not that will play a large decision on the plane I pick also.