Hi all. This afternoon while picking up my mom, I caught sight of a R/C plane in a nearby park. Being a monster truck guy, this really caught my attention because it was no ordinary plane, it was some sort of bat out of hell! [X(] I seriously don't know what it was, but it was a triangle with two vertical tail fins. *almost* resembling a B2 bomber, but with tail fins. The sucker was fast, zipping all over the place at a very fast clip, going vertical at that speed what might have been hundreds of feet with no problems, and seemed to fly just as well upsidedown as it was right side up.

Truthfully, I'd love to get into that sort of model right now, but I know it probably wont be a good idea. So, I want to at least learn about R/C planes before taking a (financial) jump into them. What would be a good website to start looking at (links more than welcome)? Also, are there such animals that you can crash into short grass, and not have to buy a completly new plane if you want to get back in the air? Perferably, I'd like nitro just for the run times, but I suppose I can start with an electric one... I do have a small park nearby that might be too small for a big honkin' nitro plane anyway.

Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me get in the air.


BTW, I have a OS 40LA engine my uncle gave me when he heard I was into R/C cars; left over from science fair. Well, I couldn't use it in my Savage, so it's been sitting... Can I use it in a trainer to learn on?