If you are really interested in getting into this hobby then you need to get a good quality trainer Such as the Sig LT40, Hobbico SuperStar or the Avistar.
Im not an electric fan so I have to suggest Nitro. Electric is actually what started the whole remote controlled world so I certainly respect it. There is just something about smoke and the loud roar of a nitro engine that dont come with electric.

The 3 planes that I mentioned are the most popular trainers out there right now.
I should also mention that actually flying the plane is not the only reason that I got into the hobby.

I enjoy working on the planes and I should add I will be building my first kit shortly. So building and working on the plane is a large part of it for me. I also enjoy going to the field and talking to other flyers about planes and general topics. You can find people that have been doing this for many years at just about any flying club. Those people can teach you about planes, engines, fuel, radios and most of all how to fly.
You wont find any of that in that 4 acre field.

So to close I think that if you go out in that little field all by yourself that your really just fooling yourself. Your missing out on so many aspects of this great hobby.
If you really want to learn something and experience what this wonderful hobby has to offer, then all you have to do is just visit your local flying club.


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