ORIGINAL: CRFlyer

As the others have stated, you can start with either electric or glow. The choice is yours, but there are a number of considerations to take into account. Both electric and glow require a different set of support equipment. For example, you can get by with your simple wall chargers that come with your radio equipment for a glow setup, but you will propably need to spend some more money on chargers if you go the electric route. On the glow side, you probably would want to get a starter, and of course a glow driver, but those items are not needed for electrics.

With all that being said, my personal opinion is to go with glow. The reasons are many, but for me the sound of the engine is important. Can't stand the idea of a silent flight. Besides, have you ever seen an electric full scale?