Originally posted by YellowAircraft
BVMJETHEAD gave some very good advice. He's right when he advises newcomers not to purchase based solely on price. Often a lower initial pricetag leads you down the nickel-and-dime path to spending the big money anyway, and 'if you're gonna spend it, why not spend it on a better plane...' I know that it's a slippery slope you tread on when you mention manufactuers by name, but sometimes, it's hard to avoid when trying to give advice. BVMJETHEAD mentioned one mfgr. who has of late gotten a reputaiton for taking money and not delivering product. That's something that a newbie should be told about. However, he's dead wrong when he suggests that a $1500 jet is going to end up disappointing the owner. People have mentioned the TGA F-15 quite a bit in this thread. Getting one of those in the air can be done for under $1500, and it's not only unfair to infer that it's junk, but it's also downright untrue. I don't personally care too much for that plane, but mine flew great, and nobody can deny that it's a very popular and successful first jet. Also, they tend to be as long-lived as anyone's else jet out there. I see the same ones flying today that were flying at my first jet meet in '96. The Yellow Aircraft Starfire is another jet that can be put up for under $1500. Contrary to what the original author of this thread was advised, that is one jet whose parts fit SUPERBLY, and whose design is VERY sound, and whose performance on DF is universally known to be VERY impressive. So, it is patently bad advice to suggest to someone that they can't get into jets, SUCCESSFULLY, and with good equipment, for $1500. And what about SCALE? The best-looking, most scaled out airplane I ever saw was built from a $400 JHH kit.
Shaun,
Thank you for understanding the spirit of my post. I never intended to bash anybody elses product, just simply point out that I thought if you're gonna spend $2000 might as well spend $3000 and get BVM.
I think I'm gonna just stay completely away from these kinds of threads from now on. All this misunderstanding and he said she said stuff drives me nuts. After all what do I care what this guy buys? It's not my $$ or my headache if he doesn't like the product.
Scott