It might be cheap, but it's a fine aircraft to learn on. I had one with an OS 46 (not the LA) and it was fine. Unfortunately, I was in training for about a month, going out to the field on weekends, either Sat or Sun, but work got me away from it for about 6 months. When I started back, I found that I had a bit of hanger rash and I wasn't sure how to fix it so I bought a Hobbico NexSTAR RTF Select. That too was a nice plane. One of my fellow club members bought the Tower trainer from me and had time to fix it up and it still flys. Nice plane.

But, at the beginning of the Beginners Forum, you can find a sticky that RCKen put together that details quite a few aircraft with links. You might want to take a look there and see if anything fits your needs, altough the Tower 40 is a fine aircraft to learn on.

I might add that one advantage of the RTF's is that you get everything. And with that, a disadvantage is you get everything, and that includes a radio that you cannot expand with. It is not a computer radio meaning it does not have a model memory so you can use it on that plane only.. or remove the electronics and use it elsewhere, but your original aircraft now is without a radio system.

I swapped out the Futaba that came with the NexSTAR and put in an Airtronincs RD6000 which has model memory. I also removed that AFS. I sold the whole thing to someone as a package (the old Futaba radio system) and used the Airtronics on several aircraft, separate receivers and servo sets for each one. It comes down to cost and what you can swing - cost wise.

Good luck with your choice.


CGr.