Originally posted by Small Fry
Well if it's helped anyone who read this board, its me. I think for MY first plane that I am going to go with an ARF, because I think if I were to build for a first plane, I'd be a little scared of sending it into the dirt, (like someone said before, they all end up crashing). That's fine, so once I get good, I'll probably progress to a trainer kit, and then so-on.
There is a saying in this hobby:
The question is not whether or not it will crash but when.
You can get an ARF trainer then when you get good with that you can progress to a more agile plane like the 4* or a stick. There are many 2nd plane options. And they come in kits and ARFs as well.