hi kevin, i live in se. oh i have a 15 year old son who just learned to fly , bouht him a hanger 9 alpha rtf took about 30 min. to have it ready to fly out of the box, evo. 46 engine already installed and jr radio, gallon of fuel , a homade glow starter and a wood dow rod to flip start and he was ready, took him 3 flites on a buddy box and then solo. plane almost flies itself. the alpha rtf.was about 300.00 and about 50.00 in the other stuff. he flies almost every day. i just got a superstar arf for myself and installed the os 40 la it lacks a little power but runs great, tuned it one time and have not had to touch it since, it has about 10 flites on it and i am very happy with it so far...if you go this route spend an extra 10.00 on the 46 it will make takeoffs alittle easier. the superstar flies great also easy to trim i had less money in the superstar, but i would recomend the alpha it is a great trainer and makes learning easier . get an instructor and have fun.