Tower will not have any of their trainers in stock. Does anybody recommend the Hobbico trainer? What about the hangar 9 ARF trainer?

Actually there are two arfs right in your range, one is out, the kmp I believe. The other is supposed to be released soon from CMP, and there is one in the works from topflite also. I have heard the KMP version flies nice when built in its weight range.

You might try the search rcu with google tab on the bottom of the forumn pages, enter bomber plans, b25 plans,etc... you'll find alot to read..the plans are out there for sure..

We have both at our field. The Tower is a 60 size converted to a taildragger and flies great! The Hobbico is dead stock and also flies well. There are plenty of these airplanes in the 4-sale section and you probably have a few to choose from near you. Go to the advanced search and limit the search area to 100-200 miles and see whats there!

The Hobbico is an excellent trainer, on par or even a bit better than the Tower. Avistar is also good, but a bit more towards the advanced side. All of these are moderately priced.