If you get a cheap radio, you get junk. it will be with you for a long time, and fly many planes. Get a good one. You can get into the hobby for about $350 doing it right. You can really search and get into it cheaper, but might encounter a lot of problems. it is not a cheap hobby. If you don't want to get good equipt, you will end up with junk, get tired of it really quick and end up quitting. I always tell new people to do it right or don't do it. It costs a lot to get into it with even junk and then realize in a couple weeks you don't want to do it.

Like we said in the other forum, get help from your hobby shop and club in the area. They can give you great help. Don't be in a huge hurry. I was the same way as you when I started, luckily I got great help, very good equipt and have been doing it for over 25 years and have over 50 planes.

Get help, you will enjoy it more