ORIGINAL: bruce88123
I guess my first question is "How soon do you want to be flying?"
Building from plans will take longer than building from a kit which takes longer than assembling an ARF which takes longer than prepping an RTF. Got the idea?
And a general budget would help too. I know, cheap.
But what is YOUR idea of cheap?(inexpensive) And how serious do YOU think you will be in this hobby?
Don't care about how soon I get into the air. That's one of the reasons I'm looking at building from plans. I enjoy building, and don't mind "waiting for the glue to dry".
I have no clue on the budget, as I really have no idea of what things cost. Just wandering around fleabay I've found several 72Mhz transmitters for fairly low prices. I won't be flying at any gatherings for the time being, so that shouldn't be a problem.
Of course, there are thousands of engines on there, too.
How serious? I don't know. I've wanted to do this for twenty years, but never got the gumption to jump in. My main hobby, motorcycles, is expensive enough, so I probably won't dump a ton of money in. That's another reason I'm interested in building from plans--I can purchase bulk balsa fairly inexpensively, and don't mind saving money by cutting my own pieces instead of paying for a pre-cut kit.
Does this help at all?