WOW I wonder if my motor is defective. Im sure after my first flight my LHS and Park Zone doesn't want to hear it. I looked on their website and you can buy another fuselage for around 43 bucks or a replacement plane W/O battery for $73 unassembled. Are they easy to assemble for someone with zero plane building experience?I guess i'll have to see if I can get a good flight out of what I have first to avoid jumping the gun. Oh and I was just reading a thread regarding using two 7.4-volt Li-POLY or Li-ION packs together in PARALLEL. Its supposed to give you about an hour worth of power. What are the pros & cons of using these types of batteries and why doesnt the manufacturer provide them?

I just found out a friend of mine bought a Slo-V for his son who never opened the box and said he'll sell it to me for 20 bucks. I did some research on this site about that plane and it seems a slo plane might be a much better trainer than a fast one. Plus id only lose a few dollars if I destroy it. The worst thing I read about the slow v is that its very delicate but is there really a good value out there on a trainer style plane that can survive a newbie pilot?

Last but not least...
My uncle wants to try RC flying and asked me to recommend a good starting electric plane.
I read some good threads about the T-Hawk from Toytronics being an easy plane to fly and an overall good value. Side by side to the challenger it seems to be a much more generous package for the same price. Any thoughts or suggestions?

Thanks again for all the great responses!!