Hi all.

I recently moved house and have a huge open area near me, and i'm close to the coast and usually have a seabreeze most days. So the thought occurred to me to start flying. Dont want to get a nitro plane, more interested in a glider, though possibly an electric motored one.

Been looking around and I love the look of the CMPro Discus CS, truely beautiful looking, and reasonably priced. Would throw a Spektrum DX6i in it. Also saw the Cularis, seems a good beginner glider and has provision for powered flight. Would love to get a Greatplanes Siren, but pretty sure that would be far from a beginners model!

I'm not new to RC, have been racing cars competitively for years, so no worries there, and i have flown before, briefly. Have 10-15 mins on an Electrafun powered plane, cheap and nasty but fun enough. didnt crash it at all.

So any other recommendations or comments on my choices?

Thanks

KingBob, welcome to RCU, and the wonderful world of modelling. One model available here in Australia is the Thunder Tigre Hawk 1500. Designed for novices such as your self . If you can latch onto a magazine called Airborne, number 222, it has a write up of this model in it, and i am sure it will suit you in your venture into this wonderful hobby . Keep us informed as you progress and all the best
Bill from Yeppoon , in Queensland

Welcome to rcu!
I think that a multiplex easyglider will suit you well. It comes as an electric version and as a pure glider version.
They can also take some abuse due to the tough elapor material.
Good luck

I agree w/Murdoc, the Multiplex EasyStar would be an excellent choice for a first time glider. My girlfriend has two Mulitplex herself (MiniMag & AcroMaster) and they are very tough to beat up. One thing to note (of which I'm sure you are aware of), if you want to avoid the hassle of setting up a winch system or a hi-start for gliding, the powered ones are the way to go for starters.

Best of skill and happy flying King Bob!

I recently say a Tower Hobbies Vista that had the nose block cut off, a firewall fabricated, and a Himax 2812-850 motor installed. It had a good climb and only took a few minutes to reach about 700'. After hooking a boomer of a thermal he decided to bring it down after 40 minutes. On another flight I saw him climb to over 500' and slowly glide down, repeating for a total of 5 climbs and well over an hour of flight time. The battery used was an 11.1v 1500 mAh LiPo.

Hogflyer