ORIGINAL: mclina

Is this a gasoline powered plane or a glow fuel powered plane? I would tend to assume that as a beginner, this is a glow plane. The lingo can sometimes get mixed up.

I like the basic hand-crank type pump, like this:

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXFAW2&P=ML

You can get electric pumps, but with the manual pump, you can easily count how many cranks it takes to fuel and re-fuel your plane, to keep track of how much you burn in a given flight, and help you know how long you can fly.

In addition to the pump, you will need a glow plug charger, and a starter. As a minimum, you can flip start a plane with a piece of broom handle wrapped in electrical tape, but most folks use electric starters powered off 12V batteries in their toolbox.

Good luck, and apologies if I assumed wrong.