A family friend gave my sons (10 and 12) two trainers he and his son built years ago. Never flew. taxed up and down the drive.

One has a OS 25 the other a Fox 40 with a aspare OS 40.
One has servos, and a 4 channel radio, no receiver, the other has no electronics.

Where can I get plane and engine info? Local rc shop recommends new radios , etc.

A friend flys and said he would meet us at the field, but i want some knowledge before I get there.

I would have the friend that flys come to the house and look everything over. See if the radios can be used. The planes and engines will be useable. He can give you the best advice on what radio to get so he can buddy box with it and teach you all how to fly.

The planes look new, a little dust.

I had to soak and bake the engines to get them apart. They were broke in with castrol. What a mess.

They are up and running well. The boys are ready to go they have been flying Cox on a string for a couple of years.

Thanks

Cool, they will like it a lot. If you have to get radios, look at good ones. They will last a long time. I like futaba, but everyone has their own pref. Look at the club you are flying with and see what is popular. Also check on what freq is most popular there and stay away from that one. Try to get one with noone else on it if you can. Makes it easier to fly. Hope you have a blast with the hobby. I have been doing it since I was 12 and it kept me out of trouble all through school and into my flying full scale career.

Join AMA, find a field with an instructor and then learn to fly.

I.M.H.O.

Buy a simulator. Your kids will have tons of fun, and learn the basics at the same time. This will save you lots of time.


The hardest part will be preventing their fighting over the simulator transmitter.

C.D.S.

'Specially for kids that age - a simulator rules. If you can't afford one, Geist's advice is good. Lots of clubs (most?) won't let you fly unless you're AMA members.

With that said - you've gotta learn to fly, too!!!

With THAT said - Cox U-Control? They're horrid flying things. Dig up Mike Otgren on the Web in the U-control areas. His planes are called Plastic Fantastics (Funtastics?). They're foam flying wings with packing tape covering and Coroplast flying surfaces. You can get 2 1/2A planes for $20 - at least, you used to be able to - and they fly well and are absolutely indestructible.....they fly well with Cox engines.