lossimon,

I will probably take heat for this but I'm going to give you some good advice. Even though there are many knowledgeable people on here there are also those who you don't know what their experience level or knowledge base is. You will get a lot of good info here once you are established though. OK..........here goes..........go to a local hobby shop and find out where your local club is.........DON'T BUY ANYTHING!!!!! Contact the local club and get hooked up with one of their instructors...........also join the AMA because you will have to in the near term anyway. Once you have an instructor, he or she will be able to advise you on what equipment to invest in. This is a good way to go because the instructor will steer you to what he or she is familiar and comfrotable with. Don't even mention the word scale until you are completely over your training period........scale planes are a whole different animal. Once your instructor and you buy what equipment you need you will be able to agree on a training program that is convenient for both of you. If you are able to fly a couple of times a week.......soloing should not take an excessively long amount of time but plan on a good 6 months to really get proficient at flying and then you can start thinking about a second plane. Just remember a local club and instructor are tantamount to success.........do you self a favor and follow this plan and you won't be sorry.

Cheers,
Andy