I flew electric for two years before I got my first slimer. I fly both now with a great deal of joy! I'm flying Ultimate FX, Furious, and the Charger CR-1 in electric. I started glow flying with the World Models Sky Raider (low Wing), then a Twist, and now a Harrier .46. I'd say that for those of us not used to noise and the larger size of the glow jobs that those are the intimidating things about the first glow solo. I was shaking like a leaf with the first Raider flight. Of course, it was much faster than my electrics and it won't do 3D (its a pattern trainer). I began to relax after I realized it handled very much like my Mini Funtana. During my first flight after I got rid of the gitters I was doing large loops, fairly slow rolls and Cuban 8s. I was Jazzed. Since I lean towards 3D, I swapped the Raider with a friend for a Twist. Began doing 3D stuff and liked it just as much as electric. After torturing the Twist for a couple of months, I retired it in favor of the Harrier .46. I'm a few months into the Harrier now and have kept it off the ground except for landings. It's way to pretty to fly like a Shocky.

Most of my stick time now goes to the CR-1. Then the Harrier. These two planes are so much fun to fly that the Ultimate and the Furious are gathering dust. Check out the CR-1 from chargerrc.com. You can't beat it and they'll sell you one for $25.00. At that price, I've got a couple of spares still in the box. By the way, I'm using Hacker 20-20L for all my 10-15 oz foamies. small e-Flight outrunners don't come close to this new motor. The E-flight 450 will match the Hacker's performance but it weighs a full ounce more and these little foamies will come out pretty nose heavy with the 450. For the extra 10 bucks there's no comparison.

Randy