i really would like to upgrade to gas airplanes but need someone and somewhere to fly.im in ripley tn 50 miles north of memphis.please if anyone can help r provide a place i will be more than happy to give u left over parts from 1 gas trainer plane and 2 expensive electric planes that i crashed.

Welcome to RCU. Have you tried the AMA club locator? http://www.modelaircraft.org/clubsearch.aspx
This is the best source for clubs and instructors.

Here is the results of a club search in your area. Contact these clubs and I'm sure you can come up with what you are looking for.

[link]http://modelaircraft.org/ClubZipLocator.aspx?z=38063[/link]

Ken

i really didnt want to join a club.im only home 1 week a month.im just looking for someone near memphis to fly with and a place to fly.thanks for ur suggestion piper_chuck anyways.when u join a club can u use their airspace as u like?

Within the club rules, yes you can use it as you like. Note that nearly all clubs require that a beginner learn with an instructor. Once the beginner satisfies the training requirements, they are signed off by the instructor and are fee to fly when they want.

thanks for the advice.i found a club in my hometown.ill have to get ama licence but thats not a problem.one more qestion guys.im a decent piliot i been useing realflight sim and all and got maybe 2 hrs real fly time in.which gas trainer plane do yall suggest.money is no problem here.and again thanks guys.

Go check out the club in your home town and get with one of the instructors and let them help you with what would work best for you at their club. Most instructors have a plane they like to train on and when they have that type they feel better and probably do a little better with it and the student. If nothing else you may meet some nice folks that like to help new people. ENJOY !!! RED

Cool, I think you'll be happy with a club. Your time on the simulator and with other planes will definitely help. If you've been doing this on your own, you may have developed some habits that the instructor will ask you to change. There are many trainers available. One note, among the flying crowd, we use the term "gas" different from the car crowd. If you say gas to us, we take it to mean gasoline. I suspect when you use the term "gas" you mean glow fuel, right? There are many good glow trainers out there. You will see many threads on this subject. Nexstar, Avistar, Simplestar, Bestintheworldstar (just kidding on those last 2) are a few. There's also the Tower Trainer that's a good value and works well. When you are getting ready to buy, I'd suggest buying the individual components, ARF plane, engine, radio, etc, rather than an RTF package. You'll spend about the same amount of money, but you'll end up with much better components.

Clayton, I received and answered your PM. I also checked the info on your home town club and it looks like a bargain to me. $20.yr dues is real cheap. They also have club trainer aircraft so you could be in the air immediately.