Yeah I know this was gonna be a real broad topic. I have a gigantic open field accros the street from my house and was talking to a guy after running my cars/trucks that comes out and flies every once and a while. I'm hoping I can catch him again soon, but I have a jacked up sched. Anyway, after watching him fly for a while I said im gonna have to get one now. He suggested to get that trainer software that tower has and tinker with it for a while to get a jist of what suits me best. So I'm probably gonna do that. In the mean time though I gotta start searching and narrowing the selections. I want something fast (of course) and aerobatic capibilities. Thats a good idea with the clubs, I'll have to look into that and see if there are any around me. If anyone resides in Illinois I live out in the western suburbs about 25 minutes outside of chicago. I believe theres one about 30 minutes south east of me at this field that I always see at least 2 or 3 planes up.