I am looking at getting an R/C airplane sometime in the near future. I've been in the R/C car hobby for about 10 years now and would like to get started with planes. I already know i would like to go with gas/glow power. And i'm thinking i would start in the .40-.60 range. This is my dilema, I am planning on starting with a trainer but once i get experienced enough flying it i would like to be able to convert to floats. For whatever reason Float planes are the biggest attraction to me right now. I like the warbirds but i think it would be a lot of fun to have a plane that can fly from the water. I was hoping i could get some advice or suggestions from people with more experience than me. I had thought about getting a Piper j-3 cub and learn on that and when ready make the conversion to floats, but my dad advised against starting with a cub. He used to fly R/C airplanes but hasn't for around 15 years now. I also have an alternate objective of getting him back into flying also. thanks for any help