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Old 12-03-2008 | 07:55 PM
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Apothekary, you have set a very ambitous goal, if you are serious about being able to fly a turbine plane within a couple years. If your are very serious about doing this, $200 is not going to help you get very far. If you are serious and you really plan to progress that quickly, you are going to have to be a lot more aggressive than the average begginer. This means you need to fly something every minute you have a chance as well as get some help from someone more experienced. My advice for the next year would be to do all of the following immediately.
1. Buy a simulator to help learn and practice, especially when you can't get outside.
2. Buy a Super Cub as its the only plane under $200 that will likely survive your learning curve and is about the cheapest to repair. Tape and glue will fix almost anything that breaks on it.
3. Find a club or experienced Rc pilot to help you and buy a Hobbico Avistar and a trainer box.
You don't have any time to waste, after you get experienced with the Avistar, you will probably get plenty of advice on the next plane you should fly!