That's the question.I'm looking at building something that flys slow and is easy to manuver that must be electric. I also don't want to break the bank too.Any suggestions out there?

GWS Slow Stick.

Edit:

Doh - I missed the "scratch built" line in the title. Never mind me.

Any of these would do [link=http://www.hobby-lobby.com/elairbu.htm?c1=google&source=camp13balsa&kw=ad2&_k k=model%20plane%20kits&_kt=febbd3ac-fbe6-4c36-9722-2350eb260587&gclid=CJ2euKvtwJgCFQ6jagodtU1cZg]CLICKY[/link]

The big Telemaster will be expensive to power with lipos and a brushless but there are used brushed motors around and nimh cells will fly it just fine.

Take a look at some of the available plans:

http://www.rcmmagazine.com/store/sto...k67qlEaz47F7e8

https://secure.rcstore.com/

Many are designed for electric but many intended for glow could easily be converted.

These are just two site, there are others out there too.

RTF
Plug n Play
ARF
ARC
Kit
Plans
Scratch

A lot of terms often used, sometimes incorrectly.

A scratch build is the pinnacle of modeling. You start with a clean sheet of paper, and design the airplane, make the plans, then cut out the parts and build it.

Most actual "scratch builders" would be past that question and have a subject in mind that a kit is not available for.....I think you probably meant a "kit build" as in laser cut balsa that requires ALL assembly and covering. yes?

Have you heard of MountainModels.com
These are some of the nicest kits I have ever assembled. I would recomend the following for slow flying and light sport manuovers.
Dandy Sport, Switchback Sport. Both have the ability to be 'upgraded' to a more aerobatic wing if you should want to progress your flying.

Thanks all Chuck had the right idea as to what I was looking for.Next time I make a post I will be more specific in my question

If you're really looking for a true "scratch" bulid, there are some great plans out there for the Goldberg Jr.Falcon and the "GLH" (Goes Like Hell" that could be fairly easiliy modified fir electric. These are old school planes that cut their teeth when alot of people on this board were cutting theirs Goldberg has always made top quality designs and I'd LOVE to covert a Jr.Falcon to an electric just to have part of a "legacy" plane. but that's just my nickles worth

this isn't a "kit" it's a blueprint with NO parts included

Sorry, It's easy to asume that poster's arn't speaking the "proper" lingo.
On the plans front, I know that FlyRC magazine has had some nice projects in their mag over the years. I have some of them in a file in the basement. What size model did you have in mind? Do you have a motor etc that needs using? I would be happy to look at what I have, I just need to know better what to look for.

"Scratch" implies you only want the plans and will pull together all the needed components on your own. www.modelairplanenews.com has a plans service and they have a couple suitable "slow electrics" listed. The Yardbird (FSP02822) looks like a good choice. You could also easily convert a Miss Diamond (FSP09891) to electric.

First you have to decide how large/what motor.

Well you guys are the experts,what I'm looking for is any size that can fly dead slow so that someone like me can catch and correct before I crash which I'm very very good at crashing but not correcting.I don't care what it looks like because I am on a learning curve here so any and all suggestions would be appreciated.Thanks. Jim

Ah. I know just the thing:

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXLRK1



Seriously, there are small & slow indoor electrics that you can catch, but nothing I know capable of decent outdoor performance that would work. But I'm not into electrics at all so I'll defer to those that are.

Since you said that you want electric and not break the bank.

RC Modeler PT 20 plan#947 just may fit the bill.

You would have to convert it to electric though. Since it is designed for glow power it is reinforced more than you need for electric.

OK thanks guys now I will have to check these suggestions out. Jim

Pretty hard to beat a Goldberg Gentle Lady Kit for slow and steady. Not a scratch build, but some valuable lessons could be learned.

Is Gentle lady a glider and if so can I put a pod on it to mount an 049. Maybe a kit is the place to start,I only scratch build boats so maybe I better begin planes with a kit.

Yes it's a 6 foot span glider. Tower sells it and the pod shouldn't be hard to find. Another good choice is the Olymic 650 glider, I put mine through H*LL as an eager trainee. Learning with a glider is not a step back in any way, there will always be time to learn how to handle a 4 channel model. In the meantime a 2 channel glider gets you going and some guys love the thermal challenge. I get bored easily, so I look at them [mainly] as easy to build and repair learning tools. One advantage with a glider is that they have enough wing to support a fair amount of weight before performance gets "unfriendly", so a glider that is being built to fly over a rough pasture could have a layer of glass cloth added for durability.

The Gentle Lady manual http://manuals.hobbico.com/gbg/gbga0060-manual.pdf shows either a pod or mounting the engine on the nose. I've flown a glider before with a nose mounted engine and it flew quite well and easily. Give tne manual a look. Tower also has the plane available as an ARF but much more expensive of course.