Sal, you'll find a lot of good people at the ARCS field willing to help. The majority of radios being used out there are Futaba's, so it would probably be best to stick with that or one that is compatible (tower hobbies or hitec are compatible) so that you can use a buddy box. Doug S, the trainer at the ARCS, has buddy cords. Once you get some stick time in, you should check out the Midway, PA field also, there is no set instructor there, but usually the owner of the field helps out newbies. It's a larger field with a grass runway....I prefer it over the ARCS field. Doug Johnston (DSJBEAN), his son, and I usually fly at the Midway field....quite a few other ARCS members fly there also.....but ARCS is the place to definitely go for your first flights, since you're sure to find an instructor. If you want to join either the ARCS or the Midway club, or both, you'll need to join AMA. ARCS does not require you to have AMA membership to fly on a buddy box, but the Midway field does.

Mike