I am a fairly experienced beginner, started on a Firebird Phantom, moved to a Areobird Swift and built and flew a GWSE-starter andhave been using the Real Flight sim all winter. Last year i purchased a Hobbico Skylane, did not have to much success with that one it seems underpowered,and i struggled to keep it in the air. I am to be honest stuck on what to get next, i have looked a few planes, Art-Tec Cessna, Parkzone Mustang, and the Trojan but i am a little gun shine after my experience with the Skylane, so i figured i would ask the experts.</p>

I'd personally recomend stepping up to a full-fledged trainer. There is a good list here: http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_4537845/tm.htm

If you really want to stay with an RTF electric foamie then maybe something like the E-Flite Apprentice would be a good idea.

Of the planes you mentioned, the Parkzone T-28 is by far the best. Keep it on low rates and you might do just fine with it.

Chuck thanks for the info, i will check out the apprentice.

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I've put together a list of planes that make good trainers and second planes. All of them on the list are proven planes that are well suited for successfully letting students learn to fly, or advance to a second plane. Check out the list here</p>

Looking for a trainer- what's available. (Updated 01-03-2009)  </p>

Hope this helps</p>

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You must have that handy right on your desktop to cut and paste.

if only he had a nickle for each posting

Thanks guys for all your help

Shhhh, don't say it too loud!!!!!!

And yes, Ihave it on a "cheat sheet". Ikeep a wordpad document full of stuff that I post more than a few times, saves from retyping stuff repeatedly!!!!

Ken

Once again thank you, my friend got me into this last year and to be honest i thought that ok i will try it once not beable to do it and give up, well i got hooked on the first flight, not even a flight he let me control hisParkzone Typhoon, he had it up high i flew for about 3 mins gave him back the TX and drove to the RCstore and picked up a Phantom the same day, ever since theni have been hooked. I still have the Phantom, but i crashed the Areobird just before winter, but no loss i loved the plane and flew if for 5 months before the last crash killed it off. I also bought 3 GWSkits, a 109, E-Starter and the slow stick, only built the E-Starter and have started the Slow Stick, the 109 i am saving until i get much better at flying.

The Hobbico Skylane just put me in a daze, and it can be slightly intimadating when trying to make the next step, so many options so many planes out their hard to tell what is good what i bad and what to buy next. I have looked at a few of the options you have presented for me and so far the Apprentice is the front runner followed by the Parkzone Trojan. But Nitro has caught my eye so i will have to see.

Once again for all of you that help us noobs, you make a great hobby better.

how about warbirds? you think you can handle ones like [link=http://www.twift.com/RC%20Toys%20&%20Hobby/TW748%20F4U%20Corsair%20-%20Warplane%20RC%20Plane.html]F4U Corsair?[/link]