It's hard to heed all the very good advice given by the veterans here, when you are anxious to get into things and everything appears sooo expensive.

One of the best pieces of advice I heard over and over again was NEVER scrimp on the radio.

And as a silly newb, I purchased a cheapie..., then I purchased another slightly better one, then another slightly better used one after I found the first two inadecuate... then after the third I purchased a fourth one because it had better support for more models. I loved the fourth one but it did not have digital trims which I found I really liked and needed, so I purchased a fifth one, which in turn did not have enough model memory, so I purchased a sixth one.

If I had headed the advice I could have purchased ONE $1,000.00 + radio given the amount I spent, and have been done with it and still have enough left over for another ARF! I didn't listen... I sure wish I did.

As one club member told me, if you buy quality stuff on certain key items, then the day comes you want to move up or sell it, someone WILL want to buy it off you, and you will have had the use of good components throughtout.

Slow down, buy a trainer, master the trainer and you'll know when you are ready for the other planes. At that point you'll be able to fly almost anything that will stay in the air.

RCU has a great marketplace to buy everything you need too, I list all the time. I like .60 size trainers or classics like a Kadet Senior, or Telemaster Senior, where you have plenty of time and a very forgiving plane to settle your nerves on turns and landings...then get an Avistar or World Models Sky Raider Mach ll, or if you want to stay in .60 size, a Big Stik 60 is a very good step up. I've never enjoyed flying anything smaller than a .40 size model. It's just too windy in FL for them, and my eyes aren't getting any younger.