hiya im a first time builder but i dont wanna go and build some terrible like, ultralight thing, i was thinking like a basic 4 channel f 16 can anyone tell me what kind of materials that i would need and where i may be able to find them

note( not going for scale model just a basic)

or if u think that mabye wouldnt be such a good idea can u tell me what would as im hoping not to be spending 300$ on a bare-bone plane.

thx

You had better read and re read these forums otherwise you shall waste your $300.

Are you looking to scratch/plans build this plane? If so you can look at the Model Airplane News plans, RC Modeler plans and the AMA plans, I haven't seen the F-16 but there may be plans for it. In kit form if you look at House Of Balsa they had a A-7 Corsair but you may have to find it on ebay if it has been discontinued. There is a build thread on this plane in the kit building forum about 3 or 4 pages back.

Have you been flying for a while and this is your first build or is it a first time for both?

If you are new to flying and building then forget the F-16 or other high performance airplane idea. They don't stuff first time student pilots in a full-scale F-16 for good reason and those same reasons apply to RC as well.

If you've never flown before then start by building a good trainer. If you do have some flying experience then look at a good intermediate kit like the Sig 4-Star, Goldberg Tiger, GP Rapture, etc.

There is nothing basic about an F16. A new flyer trying to build and fly one would be about the same as a new driver building and trying to drive a Nascar stock car. Not gonna happen successfully.

If you want to get into RC, read the beginners' stickys and get one of the reccomended first planes. $300 is a small budget, but doable with one of the electric park flyers. You also need an instructor if you want the plane to last. Good luck.

Chuck, Horizon sells that jet PTS thing as a trainer. I have only seen two of them so far and they are even harder to fly then the P-51, looks cool but it's a not something I would like to teach with.