My friend's wife wants to suprise him with an electric plane setup(plane, radio, battery, etc.) for christmas and is looking to spend 250-300 on a setup. I know that will limit her options, but wondering if folks have any suggestions at that price level?

This is also gonna be his first plane fwiw.

Appreciate any input.

somegeek

Here's a list I typed up a week or two ago. Prices are from Tower Hobbies. It's split into two orders to take advantage of the gift certificate on the second order. Alternatively, it could be done as one order and the gift certificate used later.

Basic setup
Radio: Futaba Skysport 4YF 2 S3001 $120 + $20 gift certificate
Plane: GWS Slow stick $35
Batteries: $40
Charger: $30
Speed control: $30
Misc (props, tools, etc): $50

Order 1:
Radio $120
Speed cntl $ 30
Shipping $ 8
Discount -$ 15
Total $143

Order 2:
Plane $ 35
Batteries $ 40
Misc $ 50
Charger $ 30
Gift cert -$ 20
Discount -$ 15
Shipping $ 8
Total $128

Total startup cost $271

electric superstar ep. comes with and without alerons

Thanks for posting that piper chuck!

What do you folks think about this package at Tower? (thanks for mentioning rcbif)

Hobbico SuperStar EP Select RTF w/Ailerons 48.75