I can see how the electrics can be an entry to the hobby because of some of those perceptions, but cheaper? I've thought about getting a foamy or a small electric helicopter. After the motor, battery(s), speed controller, charger...your looking at the same price as a glow plane or better.

Personally, I just can't get excited about a plane that sounds like a box fan I'd put in my kitchen window. I gotta have the pup, pup, pup of an idling four stroke or it's just not a day at the field. [8D]