IceJBreaker,

It's difficult to tell you which plane you should start with as a beginner. So, I'll just tell you how I got started in this hobby (6 months ago) and why.

First, I wanted something really cheap. Didn't know if I would like the hobby. Sometimes the idea of flying an RC plane in circles didn't look very exciting. So, I purchased a Vortex on Ebay (a stick with wings!) for $60 that came complete. Nothing else to buy and it took about 30 minutes to put it together. It had only two channels -- rudder and speed control. At full speed it would climb, at low speed it would descend. Well, it got me hooked up into the bobby. I crashed that thing over what seemed hundreds of times, but some glue kept it flying. I still have it.

When I was able to fly the Vortex without crashing it, I purchased a Parkzone Cub at the local hobby shop. That's a 3-channel plane built very well for beginners (translates to durable and easy to fix). It took a while to learn how to fly it. When I was able to fly it without crashing it, I purchased a Cessna 182 that turned out to be much easier to fly than the Cub -- maybe because I had already learn how to fly these foam planes. Both of these planes come complete with everything needed to fly them. The Cessna 182 is a 4-channel plane but it comes in 3 channel version also from Parkflyers.com.


About three weeks ago I purchased a Parkflyers Edge 540T since I was already "an experienced pilot". Well, it was a humbling experience. I had a very difficult time learning how to fly it. It took a couple of fligts under supervision by an experience pilot before I could control it. This plane comes complete with brushless motor, li-po batteries, 4-channels, 72Mhz RX/TX and it all works great. I can control it very well and I'm presently learning how to do all the aerobatic stuff that makes this hobby so much fun.

So, that's how I got hooked into this hobby that I'm thoroughly enjoying. Have not crashed a plane in a long time but I still got lots to learn!

Good luck!