Originally posted by Askalon
Ok, I am looking into getting a plane and all that fun stuff. I have already paid for AMA membership and the closest flying field is about 40 miles away. It is not that I mind that, but I have tried my best to get ahold of somebody that belongs to the field short of driving ouyt there everyday and sitting around waiting. I went through the AMA club list and email the guy there and I found another contact on RCA that I tried to contact. No one has gotten back. I have done everything short of driving out there everyday and waiting till someone shows up. I am almost of the thought of just driving the 2 minutes to the open filed down the road and learning to fly on my own, but that negates the usefulness of the AMA insurance.
DO NOT GET THE FIREBIRD XL!! it is only 2 channel, get the aerobird... if your going to get one of those it has rudder, elevator, and speed control .. the firebird XL does not have elevator so you will have to give throttle to gain altitude i have the firbird II and its the same way my brother has an aerobird and its ALOT easier to fly cause you have total control .. if you headed for a fence with the firebird your screwedif you can aviod it by just rudder control.... i've seen aerobirds for $149 free shiping online and the aerobird come with EVERYTHING including 8 AA batteries for the transmitter... IF you have a radio already i would suggest a GWS beaver or a slow stick look on ebay a guy name tlrascal sells them for a good price... just ask him what all you need ...
or alother alternative would be to get the superstar EP, off towerhobbies site and just buy larger wheels for it like dubro super lite wheels 2 3/4" or 3"