thanks guys but i'm about to start college again and i dont have a car yet. I also have to pay a portion of my tuition ( my scholarships and parents pay the other portion) so i'm kind off short on cash too. I was wondering if there was a cheapo model that did not have to cost more and i could either fly in the mornings in some empty field on campus or just at a park in my home town on week ends. I want to eventually get my privet pilot licence and i would have wanted to keep myself busy with RC planes while i save up money for the real thing. I also looked at that beginer plane tutorial but the prices just hurt so much. The planes were at about $100 then the engine at another $100 and the remote for yet $200 more. Are there any decent - not too pathetic models on amazon.com i can glance at?