Welcome to RCU! And welcome to the new addiction. Everyone here has a favorite trainer and opinions on what is the best to learn on. Most trainers are good in my opinion and do the job that it was designed to do.

I bought a cheap RTF electric trainer that was made of foam. I flew it without crashing, but I wanted to learn more about different planes and wrap myself all I could about this hobby. I joined RCU and joined a local club.

The Ol' timers welcomed me and sold me a glow trainer so I could expand my training.

My club hooked up a " Buddy Box" for my first 2 flights with a instructor, and I soloed on my 3rd flight. I bought a flight Simulator for the PC and now, 6 years almost 7 and finally advanced to Scale Warbirds and stunt flying.

I still fly the simulators and I'm still learning new things. Last summer a Ol' timer taught me a neat trick on how to adjust a glow 2-stroke. I thought I knew how to adjust engines until one week last summer my engine started to quit on me most of the time when I landed and I couldn't figure out from the life of me what was wrong. But again, the thought of asking for help never crossed my mind either. [&:]

I got a lot more respect from the Ol' timers when I gave up and begged for help. Not only did I fix the engine problem, but saved my plane for another year of enjoyment without a scratch.

Also, you can ask about how to get started, and what would be good plane to start on at your local hobby shop. Most times the owner or someone who works there is in this hobby, and has a few years under them.

Good Luck and hope to see you around. And don't get frustrated if you run into a bad day of flight or run into a frustrating kit. We've all been there and done that. Well, most of us anyway.

Pete