electricrc68

well i have been here a lot, but i just found out my mom is giving me $100 for my birthday!!! i was thinking of getting the playmate, but now im thinking about the champ or micro j-3 cub. which would you guys recommend? i like how both of them look...their both very nice looking (identical actually) and seem sturdy. im just wondering which could take crashes better since im a beginner.

jimmyjames213

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honestly what is your "income" im guessing you are a young fellow, do you do chores? or get an allowence? the problem with planes is they crash and need parts every now and then, if you have alittle cash flow you can buy new parts and continue to fly, but if you only have 100 dollars and get nothing more what is going to happen when a prop breaks or you need a new servo or you crash and need a 30 dollar airframe?

if you dont have some cash flow i wouldnt spend the money, wait till you have a job or get an allowence. i tried to do the same thing you are thinking about and it didnt work out very well, i kept needing parts dispite the fact i never crashed my plane...would break a prop, or a engine would burn out or something. im just being honest, this hobby sucks up cash, even if you never crash it still sucks up cash (maybe only like 50-100 dollars every 6 months if you have a perfect track record but if you dont have that money you are in trouble)

that being said if you have a job/income of some form, i would start with something really small (vapor or something like that) and fly it indoors, i would recommend going to a club to learn how to fly, the problem is nitro planes are even more expensive

electricrc68

yeah well im 14, but i do get money. and im in the rc car hobby so i know how much cash it sucks up.

jimmyjames213

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ahhh ok i started between sophmore/junior year of highschool, (im a freshman in college now)
what i learned to fly on was this http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXHCJ3&P=7
its a rather easy plane to fly and flies slow enough where it doesnt need much repair when it crashes, just keep the throttle down and you will be ok.
its big enough where you can fly it outside (uses about a baseball field worth of space)
if you are interested in more i can post links to everything you need to get to make it flyable

electricrc68

oh cool thanks. but im more into micro rc planes since the parks around me don't have nearly as much space as most do.

52larry52

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Go for the Hobby Zone Champ @ $89.99. Add an extra battery @ $7.49, and two spare props @ $4.99 and your in the air with spares for $102.47.

electricrc68

Lol thats exactly what i was thinking!!!!! im leaning towards that.

ChuckW

There is a review of the Playmate here:

http://www.rcuniverse.com/magazine/a...rticle_id=1248

That's personally the one I would pick but I do not know enough about the other two so I can't really comment on them.

My birthday is coming up too. Tuesday to be exact. Problem is I'm turning 40, not 14.

jester_s1

The slowstick will be easier to handle than any micro plane. It does need some space though.

armody

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This looks like a good deal to me

http://www.nitroplanes.com/93a182-sk...4g-v3-red.html

This one is for $99 http://www.nitroplanes.com/60a-dy892...e-rtf-72m.html

They have good deals try 'em out

electricrc68

okay thanks guys i will check them all out.

CGRetired

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In the mean time, there are quite a few flying sites close to Philadelphia (within 25 miles). There is a great place to directly get some help in getting your airplane airborne and getting you some basic training to fly that nice new plane without damaging it as easily as if you try to do this yourself. I gathered a short list of clubs in your area. There are more. Here is thr list I gathered from the AMA web site:


THE NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA RC CLUB
2.21 miles
ANGELO TATA
Email Contact PO BOX 52436
PHILADELPHIA PA 19115
Phone: 215-953-0150

PEGASUS RC FLYING CLUB INC
4.95 mile
ROBERT SPOCK
Email Contact 656 ROSEWOOD AVE
TREVOSE PA 19047
Phone: 215.357.7274

LEVITTOWN FLYING BUCKS
4.95 miles
GLEN VANSANT
Email Contact 414 VALLEY RD
LANGHORNE PA 19047
Phone: 215-752-4112

FLYING TIGERS RC CLUB
5.13 miles
LOUIS SCHMID
Email Contact 412 BEAVER RD
SOUTHAMPTON PA 18966
Phone: 215/355-4522

CROSSWINDS RC CLUB - Email Club
7.03 miles
ALAN HOES
Email Contact 111 DIANE AVE
DELRAN NJ 08075
Phone: 856-461-5686

LEVITTOWN RC AEROBUGS INC
9.59 miles
ALI EVAZYNAJAD
Email Contact 856 FROSTY HOLLOW RD
LANGHORNE PA 19030
Phone: 215.917.3998

DELAWARE VALLEY RC CLUB
11.58 miles
ED ELY
Email Contact 1435 HAMPTON LN
WARMINSTER PA 18925
Phone: 215-675-3285

NEW JERSEY PINE BARONS
12.92 miles
ROBERT TUCKER
Email Contact PO BOX 452
MT LAUREL NJ 08054
Phone: 609.893.4432

MILLCREEK RC CLUB INC
13.91 miles
JOHN DILISSIO
485 HILLSIDE AVE
MORRISVILLE PA 19067
Phone: 215-736-3842

WASHINGTONS CROSSING RC FLYERS INC
14.39 miles
NICHOLAS MAGGIO
Email Contact PO BOX 77264
EWING NJ 08628

electricrc68

oh cool thanks for the flying sites!!! my dad said he went to valley forge park and right next to the park there was a flying field where people were flying big nitros and electrics. but yeah thanks for the flying fields!!!!

opjose

Yes but as we get older our "toys" get much bigger, so there is something to be said about the big four-oh!

Still you're just a "youngster"...

ChuckW

My wife is from Norristown so I've been to the Valley forge field a few times. Nice people there and a gorgeous field.

electricrc68

haha omg thats funny...i was born in Norristown!!!!! i now live somewhere else but i was born in Norristown. Valley Forge is a pretty nice place.