This is the kind of statement it is. Remember a short time back, that guy who kept buying new planes, and throwing them in the trash one after another. Why waste time on somebody who wants shortcuts. Many people here "tap dance" too much. Tell them the truth! If a guy wants his first plane to be a P-51, tell him to go ahead and get one and at the same time, tell him how long it's going to last and to come back when he is ready to do it the right way.

I recall saying to people many times here to just get the box out of the car, place it behind the wheel, run over it and just get it over with. The R/C hobby has spent all these years developing a system for us to make it easier to learn. If they don't want to, hey, it's not my wallet. There was a more recent one here somewhere about what would the best plane be when no isntructor is around? How about a brick with wings.

If money is an issue to some, they need to pay attention. If there really is no instructor around. A conventional trainer setup is not a bright idea to take the beating it will get. To bring this on my level, I flew military helicopters for 20 years. If I had decided to spend $1500 on a Raptor setup instead of flying the simulator for a while, my first flight would have destroyed the aircraft.