I'm very excited about getting into thie hobby, and I have a few questions if you guys have a couple of minutes to answer.
I'm completely aware of "starting small" and working my way up, and I plan on totally following this rule. What I have planned so far is getting the Realflight G3 simulator soon, and learning with it all winter, then in the Spring (when it gets a bit warmer lol, I'd like to make a plane purchase. I was able to play around with the sim a little at my local hobby shop, and it was quite fun! They set me up with a starter plane, and showed me the controls, and I took to the air. I felt I did fairly well in the air, and it seemed a bit familiar to me as I've had a ton of time with flight simulators on the PC as a kid.
I did however find it difficult to land on the runway on the G3 sim. Or land totally for that matter lol. I guess I have a long way to go on judging the attitude and orientation of the plane on approach hehe.
But finally with the questions....
1. After the few months of experience with the sim, I'm hoping to make my first purchase. I think I'd like to stay electric for a while, and have my goal set on flying the F-27 Stryker from Parkzone. But I know I shouldn't start with that first. I'm looking for a good beginner plane that's RTF out of the box, with all included neccessaties. Doesn't need to be anything fast or flashy, I just wanna be able to fly it around for a bit, and land it safely lol. I'll worry about speed, manuverability and stunts much later.
2. Honestly, I don't think I want to go to an RC club field and be a complete n00b with the basic beginner electric setup lol. If I'm going to crash, I'd like to do it in seclusion haha. It's a bit embarrassing being a complete n00b at stuff, surrounded by experts on their on turf. So, I'm wondering, are any of the beginner electric planes able to fly in smaller areas? Such as a football/baseball/soccer field? Or empty parking lot? I think that's what I'd like to do to begin with. When I have a bit more experience and have "kicked the training wheels", I'll definately join the local RC club.
3. At which point should I move on from the trainer plane? When I've learned to fly well, and land? And which plane should the Stryker be for me (2nd, 3rd, etc.)? I don't want to go into gas or nitro until I feel I've mastered the electric, and have tons of confidence.
Thanks in advance for all your help.
Vhayne