I started with a cheap electric called the T-Hawk it was a lot of fun and a good way to break into the hobby . I got a Space Scooter next a little more money and more advanced . The Space Scooter stock was under powered so I got a brushless with espc which raised the cost to $260 for a foam plane that was fun but still not the thrill of glow . I got my first glow used with flight box and alot of extra stuff used for $150 and it is way more fun and exciting . To me electric is not only more expensive but way more complicated . The last time I flew at the club 2 of our memebers that are into glow and fuel both were trying to get a new electric 3D flying right they had to keep trying different props and had heat gages and watt gages etc . Way too complicated for me and I have a degree in electronics . I like to fly not spend alot of time figuring out what battery with what motor with what prop with what gearbox etc. etc.