This is great advice, especially if you've already made contact with someone there.

One orientation flight with a gas trainer will tell you much of what you might want to know.

However, I find it frustrating to here people use the term "real airplane". After all, he already has the Firebird which implies he or someone already put out the cash for it.

If you go to Ezone at

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/forum...?s=&forumid=11

You'll get electric-oriented advice.

I have both park flyers and an LT-40, and they both have unique aspects (plus and minus) to flying them.

Good luck...

GB