i have and eflight 400 outrunner motor 3 cell lipo battery and a spektrum radio all from a cessna 180 which I obliterated.Any Ideas on a slower more durable plane I could put these in and learn?

Durable and slow are often mutually exclusive. You need a trainer. I don't know of any which will fit that engine (oops motor). Your post will likely be moved to the electrics forum within a day or so.

Personally, I think foamies are good practice, but you need to learn how to fly first. I have seen some traditional trainers which are e-powered, but the motors for those are HUGE and so are the lipo packs.....and the price too.

In this forum, you will likely hear a lot of people telling you the same thing...'get a high-wing glow-trainer and an instructor and learn to fly safely'. I think it's the best advice you will get, but if you are set on electrics, go to the electrics forums and ask around there.

I know there are some small electric trainers and they will fly slow; but durable?...no. Durable and light, (i.e. slow), is not very common.

I think you should learn to fly 4-channels. You will get more from this hobby if you start right and learn the basics well.

Good luck and welcome to the end of free time and disposable income as you know them.

IMO, if you're going to train without a buddy box, the best planes to learn on are powered sailplanes. They're slow and fairly easy to land. They're not all that durable, but you can destroy anything if you nose it in. Keeping the plane under control all the way to the ground is the only real way to not demolish it.

IMO the best thing you can do to avoid demolishing airplanes is to get with a local club and have an instructor work with you.
I know some people absolutely refuse to go that route and want to do it on their own. If that is the case I would have to recommend a good RC flight simulator. It will save you tons of money in the long run.
Best of luck

DNP8113,
I will not be humble. I'll be honest. Spend the $200.00 and buy the Great Planes G3 flight sim. Practice until you are proficient with all the airplanes on there. Next, buy a quality trainer, I recommend the Avistar 40 with semisymetrical wing. Get with a qualified instructor and learn to fly it. The simulator will greatly redcuce your time on the buddy box and you will be soloed and flying on your own in a very short time. Good luck.

"Keep 'Em Flying!"
Flak