I have been interested in getting to RC Planes for a long while now.
I have many hobbies and I jump around from hobby to hobby. This means it's time to buy a plane.
I've never flown before. I've looked around and I don't know what I should do about my first plane.
I'm thinking a RTF plane because I've never messed with RC before this will be a good starter.
Does anyone have some recommendations for me?

At the top of the beginners forum you will see a sticky post that lists some great beginner airplanes.

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_4537845/tm.htm

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_8503667/tm.htm

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_7316610/tm.htm

These 3 links will get you off to a good start

good luck, and, really read these, there is a ton of information there, you won't be able to absorb it all in one sitting.



i m gettin slow... chuck beat me by seconds...[8D]

Alot depends on far you wanna go. You mentioned that you jump around alot from hobby to hobby so I would recommend going cheap, simple and easy to fly. Like an electric park flyer. Why spend alot of money if youll be mountain biking next week?

But first, odds are you will crash whatever you start with within 20 feet. Is there a club near you?

Don't really know what to tell ya if your just planning on dabbling with the planes, this isn't one of those hobbies, RC cars is one of those hobbies.

But if you do get serious then put your zip code in here [link=http://www.modelaircraft.org/clubsearch.aspx]ama search[/link]

CAll or e-mail one of those people and head out to their field, they'll be able to show you what the hobbies is all about. Most bigger clubs have club trainers for you to play with for a couple sessions, attached to a trainer cord of course, and you'll still be expected to get your own gear soon, but you'll be able to see if this is something you really wanna do and will give you a very good idea what you'll need. More and more clubs are even providing electric trainers since electric are gaining in popularity but most club will just have glow powered trainers.

Just about all clubs will have a 50-150 dollar fee, maintaining land isn't cheap, and AMA membership for the insurance 75 bucks. If these fees scare you, this isn't a hobby you should mess with, and weather you wanna see the benefit or not, getting real instruction to learn how to fly from one of these clubs will save you hundreds of dollars in planes, hardware and stuff you'll only have to buy once because you bought the right stuff the first time. It's getting better but batteries not included is a huge understatement with airplanes.

[link=http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXCXF4**&P=0]tower trainer[/link] best bang for the buck

[link=http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXEXK2**&P=0]nexstar[/link] the best damn trainer


Now if your really not serious about the hobby get a couple of these [link=http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=HBZ3600]aerobirds[/link] and have some fun and throw them away

I got on the AMA site and I found a club nearby that trains new people to the hobby. They even allow them to come out and see if they like the hobby first.
Well, I can't get a hold of them. I guess I need to wait it out and keep trying.
Thanks for the links and advice.
When I say that I get into different hobbies I don't mean I toss the others to the side.
I play Paintball, Scube Dive, Run, have a couple fish aquariums. I like to try all hobbies and then if it's something I enjoy I get into it.

I highly recommend the Avistar 40 ARF trainer. Semi symetrical wing has better flight characteristics and keeps you from getting bored. Get an instructor or experienced R/C pilot to assist you. Good luck to you.

if you uncertain if you want to get into the hobby, I'd say get a hobbyzone SuperCub. they are around $160 RTF. if you like it then go from there if you don't your only out $160. you should know after flying/crashing/repairing that, if this is something you'd like to "get" in to.