thanks Dennis,

I have most of those tools thankfully..since beinga mechanic... I'll just have to pick up some of the "rc" specific stuff like the starter, glow stuff, fuel pump, battery monitor, etc...

could this post be made into a Sticky? I've been searching around on here for a decent listing of what you'd need to get going with a plane and just found drips and drabs...

I also posted a similar post in the Heli section since I plan on getting my hands into one of them too and just wanted to see what stuff I'll need, what stuff I can use for both, etc..

thanks everyone anymore ideas appreciated