Well, there is too much that you dont know and I suspect the guy at hobby town was out to sell you anything....first thats not a trainer type plane...take it back and try and trade it in on a suitable trainer ..get a kit and an engine for that money....check out the classifieds here for a 4 channel radio for ~$100-150...you need glue, monokote an iron,epoxy, engine mount, fuel, tx and rx batteries, fuel pump and tank, watch e b a y sometimes someone gets in the hobby and wants out quick and that makes for good buys...usually becasue they crash because they start off with the wrong plane...hint hint wink wink....find the local club and see if someone has the whole trainer set up for sale....Rog

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