im lucky both my parents fly. they buy me planes for christmas and stuff but im on my own with this one. im lucky we got a BIG pile of servos and recievers in my basement makes it a little bit cheaper to set up a plane.i've foung a good way to get your parents to buy you a plane is to tell them you want a kit to keep you busy over the summer/winter. thats how i got my Giles im working on now.