Originally posted by MaxxRaceTeam
Hello. I am fairly involved with RC cars and trucks but have never flown an RC plane. I have been looking at the "ready to fly" models and am not sure which to go with. I would like to get a good electric trainer to learn on and eventually save up for a nitro trainer. Any advice would be great.
I live in central Florida and will primarily be flying in a park, baseball fields, airport field, or orange groves.
Any advice would be very helpful. Thanks.
Welcome to the hobby, you’ll have fun. Most of the guys here are talking about glow powered ARFs, the park flyers are in a different league, however they are ARFs as well.
Your best bet is to get something both easy to build and fly, and there are a few good models that fill that bill.
First, get yourself a good Tx, HiTec Flash 5 for $100 seems to work great. You can have as many as 5 models, and it will do almost anything.
Second, get your plane. I would go with one of the following:
For slow flyers I would go with the GWS Tiger Mouth or GWS Slow Stick, both are inexpensive and easy to build. Just add servos, ESC, and Rx.
For something a bit more aggressive, but still a park flyer try to Wingo, same deal you’ll need servos, Rx and an ESC. Wingos are cool, you can add floats, skis, lights, they are a blast.
If you have a bit more room, and want something a bit more challenging, go with a Zagi. They are tough to break, fast, highly acrobatic, and easy to build.
Best of luck.
Dave