Anyone give me an idea of what plane or starter kit to buy , prefferebly not fully assembled, . I have never flown before but i want to get into it as it seems fun. I would like any hints tips from you guys if you can.
Cheers

matt1711,

I have had a couple begginer planes, but they have been all assembled. An idea would be to go to www.towerhobbies.com and search for ARF begginer planes. The ARF's arent really built. They have the wing and fuse already built for you. Another Idea would be to search this Site for Begginer planes.

Airplane_boy

My suggestion would be to find a local club where you can get some instruction on how to fly and what type of trainer to buy. Any of the .40 size trainers would be fine to start with. I tried to teach myself and destroyed 3 planes before I decided to get some help from the local club. The club members I dealt with when first learning were very helpful and I learned very quick with their guidance.

Get a Hobbico Superstar Select RTF(Highly Recommend it). It comes with the radio,engine, and plane. Its a very easy plane to learn on. I learned very quickly with it. Its slow enough for a beginner to learn on. But when you get good it actually does some nice aerobatics. 1-10 i'd give it a 9. Also you can use the electronics and engine in it on another plane once you are used to it.

-Jordan

Hi guys just thought I'd peek into the newbie forum to lend a hand if possible. I've been flying for 20 yrs now and most of the guys I've trained around here have superstar's or avistar's by Hobbico, they are both ARF kits and will fly with a LA .40 but fly better with a .40 fx and a 4 channel radio. I recommend arf kits to keep building time down and if you do crack it up you won't have lots of time in it lost. You won't be doing hoverbatics with it but you'll learn to fly.
I'll be glad to answer any?'s you might have regarding setup or whatever.

Well if he gets an RTF kit it will be quicker than an ARF kit.

-Jordan

Hmmm, maybe I'd better come back when you guys have finished arguing.....


Lets establish the ground rules...

Matt,

Do you know what you are intersted in?
Most people here will assume that you want a glow powered plane and will recommend a 40 sized trainer.

Before you get inundated with suggestions maybe you can specify if you know whether you want a glow or electric and where you intend to fly eg local park, 1000 acre farm, local club etc...

wooops, didn't see you were over in ol' Blighty.

I guess the 1000 acre farm is out then.....

Matt,
I have a Tower Hobbies .60 trainer that I am learning to fly with. I don't know how old you are but for me the 60 size was mighty nice once it got in the air, being able to see it way up there where the ground is far far away was a good thing. I purchased the ARF and there was enough for me to assemble yet it went together quickly and the instruction were very good.
Good Luck!!!

I as a beginner myself. Get a Sig Kadet LT-40, which I have. ARF prefably. Great beginner plane that even the experienced ones like.

Find your local club at http://www.bmfa.org/clubs/clist.php then go and ask them. You'll get answers that relate to the UK rather than recommendations for planes that aren't available over here and couldn't easily be flown at many club sites even if they were available.

Also the advice to do some of your own homework and decide a little more about what you would like to fly is well worth taking.

Steve

Hey montu, matt1711 said he prefferred a kit not fully assembled if you'd read the 1st post.

Yea, lay off with the ARF's and RTF's already. The guy wants to BUILD!

I'm not familliar with what's popular in the UK right now, so the best advice is to check with your nearest club and see what kits THEY recommend.

Thanks for the interest guys, i intend to fly in the local park or school fields on a weekend, the plane dosen't have to be in kit form , i would rather build but i dont mind a fully assembled one for my first go.
Also money is a factor, i don't have bucket loads......
So if someone can give me a rough idea of that too please

If you are intending to ignore all the good advice about joining a club and getting training then I suggest you start with a small lightweight electric model (glider or so-called "park flyer"). Apart from anything else almost all parks (in the UK) have byelaws which make it illegal to fly IC powered models and quite often even electric powered ones in them (you'll need to check) and anyway it's dangerous. I hope you will at least join the BMFA for their insurance. Even a lightweight model can do a lot of very expensive damage to people and cars etc. and you will not be in proper control of it initially and you will crash it.

Since you're probably going to smash a few planes in the process it will not be cheap doing it that way. I suggest going to W H Smith and getting a copy of one of the many RC magazines (e.g. RCM&E or RCModel World). The adverts will give you some idea of costs.

Steve

Steve has it spot on.

Join a club, get BMFA insurance and do the right thing, with modern buddy box training there need be no crashes during training.

Trying to go it alone you is gonna crash, it will cost more money in consumption or models and the chances of getting disheartened and giving up are high, (not to mention the safety implications).

Model club members are the most willing people when it comes to giving advise and showing you the ropes, you won't regret doing it this way.

Simon.

i fly a superstar select 40 from hobbico powered by a os40la, and fly a kadet lt 40 with a 46fx. i love both of these planes as i am learning to fly at a club. the kadet lt 40 is a bit larger and i think is better, a very stable trainer when set up right. good luck,mike

Here's a nice website for beginners. Not sure if the author had SIG's copyright though.........

http://askuri.com/RC/SIG-BRC/

balsa usa stick 40,simple to build, easy to learn, easy to repair. learned to fly with a stick have recomended it to other begenners. 10 yrs later most still have theirs after several crashes and repairs,
I have one i bought from my freind that he learned to fly on. i take it out when my kids want to fly