I am looking for any and all advice for someone who is interested in getting involved with radio controlled products.

Welcome to the RC scene.

First what field of RC are you interested in - aircraft, boats, automobile? This is mainly an aircraft site, but I'm sure you can log onto other sites to those other fields.

Once you've desided your area of interest I recommend finding a club where you can go, see what they are doing, ask questions, get advice and get some lessons. There are many web sites - I'm not an expert on web searching but that is one place to go.

If you're interested in aircraft, the AMA journal "Model Aviation" has a very nice monthly series of articles out this year that is really basic and covers the rudiments of RC aircraft. Its called "From the gound up" and I highly recommend it for the beginner. Their website is modelaircraft.org .

Also your local library may have some books and information.

Tower hobbies and omni models - you can get to their websites - carry books on RC modeling.

Hope this helps

Roodester

Good day, eh.. And welcome to RC airport.

A good starting place is MAac.ca, as you'll need insurance for flying. Assuming flying is your thing.
East Coast Model Center - www.greathobbies.com - is probably one of teh better sites in Canada, not only to buy stuff, but for some advice. They're in PEI.

And as roodester has said, search teh web.... Ask questions...

If you're in teh Montreal Area, contact me directly (through my web-page below) and we'll see what we can do for you..

How are you doing? Did you get a plane? Which one?

Having fun?

Having been involved in RC for a lot of years I've found there are many facets to consider. Flying is perhaps the major interest to most on this site. Cars, both fuel powered and electric, are a significant part of RC with almost any design you want from monster trucks to dragsters. Model yachting, both power and sail, is also a lot of fun.
I personally have been involved in model, and full size aviation, modeling for 70 years and never have tired of it. I have also run nitro powered cars. I sail model yachts as well. RC is a wide open way to spend your hobby bucks. In model aviation you have a chice of ARF (almost ready to fly) airplanes or build it yourself kits that can be quiet electric or powered by nitro or gas engines. Sailplanes can be electric or launched, with or without power, they depend on thermal air currents to stay aloft. A good way to get used to RC is boating, either sail or power. It will give you a fair start on the use of remote control.
To make a long story longer try to visit a site where different types of RC are practiced and determine which holds your interest. No matter what your decision it can only make you enjoy life a bit more. Welcome to the world of fun.