RE: Skymaster F-18E
You know what would be quite funny (AND DONT EVER DO THIS, WHOEVER IS A BEGINNER, AND DONT FLAME ME FOR THIS), if the people reading this just wrote, go for it. Let him learn his lesson. Let him buy the turbine, have no clue how to build it and how to assemble the turbine engine, go to the field with it, come back home empty handed (they wouldnt even let him fly it anyway). Even though i was one of those people (not exactly, but always asking questions like: What should i master flying before getting my first warbird?) i understand the anger involved when reading these posts, but lets not forget that we are dealing with a beginner who is just as curious as we all were. I understand where he is coming from, and yeah, what he wrote was immature and im guessing he is still a kid. (no offense if your not). So lets give him the information that he needs:
1) Subscribe to the AMA. AMA stands for academy for model aeronautics and what it does is it deals with government issues that eventually gives us the right to fly model planes in special fields.
2) Go to a field near you. A field is a place where you can fly your plane under the guidance of proffesional instructors who will give you lesson on how to fly and its probably free.
3) Get a trainer and fly it for a long time. A trainer is not a jet, but a plane with a high wing flat bottom wing such as the Tower HObbies Trainer, availale at towerhobbies.com Ready to fly for 270$.
4) After you master your trainer and are bored with it. Come back to this site and well help you from there.
Just my advice.
Samolot