Hi, just popped back for a look, thanks for the reply, a lot of what you said makes sense. And I like your hi wing plane, especially the see through covering showing all the detail, the ribs in the wings and such, very nice.

I'm going to take a trip to a few shops that have been recommended to me, a small trip but not too far, just to see whats on offer.

I reckon i'm gonna end up with a shock flyer or two out of sheer simplicity, and ease of use, then work my way up to more complicated and detailed models as time and money allow.

I have got my first real trainer now (not electric) and have joined a local club so I can start to learn to fly with an instructor, not just having a go by myself in a quite field.

The only shame is the club, although local for me with a choice of two fields to fly from, hasn't got it's own web forums or anything and has not got a lot of members into electric flight.

But membership allows me to fly locally and includes insurance and license so is a must as I won't be limiting myself to only electric flight.

Electric though, for the sheer simplicity, ease of use and lack of noise pollution will be a far more available option to me most of the time.