JEREMY,

I agree with the distance and area needed to fly in, and especially learn. When we start someone new out flying, we give them a hard time jokingly, asking them if they are trying to deliver mail in the next little town. It's very common for a newguy to get way out in distance for a few weeks. I live on 2-1/2 acres, and I wanted to get something that I could fly in my BACKYARD. I bought a GLOBAL SST-09, I put a THUNDER TIGER 10 in it and it's too much for this area. Yea I can fly it in the space, but if anything goes wrong with the signal or batteries or anything else There is NO ROOM FOR ERROR. I being raised on a RANCH, had 120 acres to play on. I wished I had it now.

It sounds by what YOUR NOT SAYING that you're against getting instruction for some reason. If this may be the case then go with one of the small electrics such as "THE FIREBIRD", OR "POPPY", Or maybe the "WINGO", or maybe even The little BLUE MAX thing sold by HOBBY PEOPLE. The older guys around here who have lost their reflexes but don't want to give the flying up, Are flying these in a very small area. They are not indestructible, but they will take some abuse (CRASHING and or rough landings)

Again GOOD LUCK!

DESERT RATT