ORIGINAL: Fastsky
Hogflyer is right. I don't think 3 channel radios even have a buddy box connection and no one wants to try training on someones small electric. They can get in trouble if the wind comes up and then after 1 flight the batterys need to be pulled and replaced or recharged for at least 3/4 hour while everyone sits around waiting.
as I agree, a 3 channel in not prefferable to learn on, but if you have to do it alone, then its a neccasary step. I am an instructor here on CapeCod MA, and have taught mny students. Usually I give them a large packet that I made, all about lift, drag, electrics, nitro, gas, field equiptment, ect ect... At the beggining of the course, I always give them a demo of both my electrics and nitro's. I truelly feel that alot of you other nitro guys are complelty miss informed by electrics. 1/2 of my students go nitro, I start them on either a 40 size superstar or a nexstar. The other half go eletric. I start them on an superstar ep. Both of these planes are great. The superstar ep, for about 340.00 you get the plane ready to go, and 5 batteries. Charge these up the day prior to flying, and bam, instant fun for about 1 1/2 hours. I know nothing of these one minute flites though? maybe I can help you with how you power your plane... lol. no tuning, just go up and fly. Then down the road, go brushless motor, and you get even more performance. I am not dissing nitro, I fly nitro about twice a week and electric about 3 times aweek (i get out to fly about 5 times a week). and mt, nothing is cooler than a big nitro going full speed 30 feet off the ground, it looks quite impressive. Just try to make and unbiased choice. the electric tech is getting pretty advanced pretty fast. they are great fun planes. I see success from all of my students with their superstar ep, they love them. I have had 4 go to nitro trainers after, just to see the other side. with no buddy box or anything, they maidend that plane, flew it, and landed it without crashing. Yes they go faster, but since you fly them higher, and they are larger, to scale, they look like they are going about the same size. Just my thoughts on it. And about the hobbyzone supercub. I taught my father on that and he has flown it into the ground on many accasions. Still flies great, most durrable thing i have ever seen. I have taken it a few times to try, nice flying little plane. But if you are planning on getting an instructor, get either of the planes mentioned above.
Thanks, Spencer Howard