Hi, I've just joined the forum in the hope that some of you can help me out.

A friend bought my 13 year old son a little 2 channel P51. Neither of us could get it to do more than climb, stall and crash! Anyway, he (we?) quite enjoyed mucking about with it and he mentioned that it was a shame we couldn't get it to work as he would have enjoyed flying.

I would like to get a 3 channel RTF electric plane and I've looked around the net and seen loads of them, but I have NO idea what to get. If you read the blurb that every manufacturer says about their planes, then every single one of them is the best for a beginner, with the best flying time bla bla bla.

I actually live and work in Saudi Arabia (expat) and the compound we live on doesn't have a park or football field or anything large outdoors. The largest area we have is indoor tennis courts - two courts side by side with quite a bit of room all around. It would be a big enough space to fly something on the smaller side, maybe 2ft(ish) wingspan.

So... What do I get? What RTF has 3 channel with a pretty good flying time, like 10-15 minutes? What are the difference in batteries? What's a good motor and what's junk? What will handle a few prangs and what'll go in the bin after the first crash?

Any help would be really appreciated guys. I used to fly a million years ago when I was a "young fella" but everything's changed so much that when I tried reading about it on the net, I don't know what the hell they're talking about most of the time!!

Thanks in advance...

Hobbyzone Super Cub!

depends on what you like, the parkzone line is a good one and you can get several models after some experience and have dog fights etc.

I've looked at the Super Cub and it looks ideal but wouldn't it be too large for indoors?

There is not much available for indoors. There are a few companies that make indoor planes, but really, you had better have a VERY large room to fly them in (Like a gymnasium)

But there is a pretty good one called the Flit by Global hobbies, give that a look

A slow stick may work well for you. It flys relatively slow and would not be a problem in an area the size you described.
If you do get one they come in 3 engine sizes, get the 400 size for best results
Part# GW/SLOWSTICK-EPS400C
http://www.gwsus.com/english/product...ow%20stick.htm

That Flit looks pretty wild! With it's "many innovative and unique features" is it reliable and as tough as they say? Does anyone know it's flying time? Will it take off from the ground or do you have to launch it by hand?

The Slow Stick looks ok, but it's not RTF and I don't want to buy seperate radio gear.

Oh, the indoor area I spoke of is pretty large. I would say in total it would be at least as big as two basketball courts side by side - or do you guys call that small? I'll actually go and measure it tomorrow

After looking around quite a bit, I think I'll go for the Flit but I can't find anywhere that doesn't have them on backorder. Does anyone know when they'll be available?

Thanks for the input guys...