this is always a toss up,, I re-learned on park flyers at the local school yard, if you want to fly but cant afford club dues, AMA fees, and the start up costs of a .40 glow trainer thats what you do....It cost me about $170 to go GWS plane/radio ... now I am a member of a club with 2 fields ...you could go with a JKAerotech foamie trainer they are pretty cheap and use the smaller engines , I also went the T-52 and .049 engine ,if you cant fly that plane you werent meant to fly anything..I would go ahead and get a good radio, but people do what they want to anyway......