I need your help! Which of these models would you suggest I purchase this Christmas...

1) COX EZ Flyer American Eagle R/C Trainer Plane ($59.99)

2) HobbyZone Firebird Outlaw ($49.99)

3) Sky Vector 9930 ($79.99)

Any feedback would be great! Like what are the main difference in these flyers? What am I looking for as a beginner (besides something that won't bust up on my first landing attempt!) It's my first purchase of an RC airplane and I want to make the right decision, but I have little experience buying. I feel like I'm buying my first computer, because there is just so much that i do not know. Please help! knowing what you know... which would you buy?

Dana Watson

I would recommend, as your first purchase, one of the popular R/C simulators, such as Real Flight or Dave Brown or one of the others. You can crash those models all you want and they'll just bounce back to life. The real models don't seem to do that...

Practice over the winter on the simulator, get really good at taking off, flying a pattern and landing, then make your second purchase. This would be a tank of gasoline to visit some of your local flying sites to look around, meet the instructors and get an idea what they would recommend as a first airplane.

After you "made your first 2 purchases", then is the time to actually invest in some sort of model.

Ask 20 modelers "what is the best plane to get", you'll get 100 answers!

Welcome! and good luck...

What he said! Well put and on the money. There are several good packages on the market now that can get you into r/c flight. If you plan on getting into "regular size" planes, not park flyers, then save some $ while you fly the sim and purchase a good quality 40 or 60 size trainer. If you want to stay with park flyers, then as stated above, check with locals in your area and see what they have/recommend.