Thanks for the help. Ok, I'll get a DX7. That makes my budget for the plane $650. The Mini Ultra Stick and Gary Wright E3D look like really fun planes but which one do I want? About how much money would the Gary Wright E3D set-up cost? The only experienced pilots I know are old people at my LHS. I don't know if I could ask one to help me fly. They said they'd trim any aircraft, plane or heli I bring in but I don't know if I can get anymore help than that.