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Hi

I´m new here and I don´t know much about RC airplane. I love air planes an I want to fly one. But first I need to buy one. Some one knows where I could buy a one like this one in the link?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Redcat-F18-EDF-R...#ht_3947wt_972

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not a beginner plane. get ready for some comments.

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Yeah here they come!

I'll toss in: "That plane will last less than 30 seconds... in a beginners hands"

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Sorry OPJOSE......It will last 5 seconds.

On a serious note google rc trainers. Thats what you need right now

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Start here, and find someone with experience to help you fly it the first few times.

http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products...ProdID=HBZ7300

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

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:):):):):):)

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I agree wth scooterinvegas, Go with a Super Cub from HH.

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You could probably buy a plane like that on Ebay.

(sorry, couldn't resist!)

Seriously, if you want to learn RC flying then joining a club is the best money you can spend. Many clubs own trainer planes that you can start learning on while you decide what to get for yourself.

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:D

Yeah I guess I was being overly optimistic! :D

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Ok
I like your taste in jets but the guys are right. It is a fine goal however. Read all the stuff in the stickys at the top of this forum. Find a club (serious time and headache saver to be sure). Get a BASIC 40 or 60 size trainer and fly as often as humanly possible. Depending on your skill and time you might be ready for a jet in a couple of flying seasons.
It is like the full scale Jets. NO ONE learned to fly in a jet. You will be amazed how chalenging a trainer is ...at first. It is all fun so go for it!

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There are a BUNCH of First plane options. Read up and then check in with a club. When you find an instructer it is nice ( AND WISE) to follow his sugestions as he is going to give you his time. He can best teach with gear and a plane he is familiar with. Having said that, I like the Sig LT 40 with an OS 45 for conventional nitro trainer and the Apprentice for an E trainer. The previously mentioned Cub is a decent first plane as well. Some Cubs come with an assortment of learning assistance gear that are suposed to help keep the plane level.
This kind of gear is OVERWELMINGLY unhelpful. Trainers get beat up so simple and repairable are important factors.
Doing RC as a hobby is GREAT it does take a bit of a time investment at first though.

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G'day

You did not tell us a great deal about your self. Are you 20 or under or over 50? The type of model you can fly as a beginner will vary depending on your age, the help you can get, your experience at building things in general etc etc etc.

The plane you were looking at on eBay would have many downsides and not many upsides as a first model. It would be too fast, too unstable and highly likely to last only a few seconds in the hands of a new pilot.

Trainers need to have some stability and the older you are the more stability you need. For this reason, most trainers have high mounted wings so that the centre of gravity is under the wing and also they have some dihedral (angle between the wings). The more dihedral, the more stability but like all things there are trade offs. More stability means less aerobatic ability.

So can you tell us a but about yourself? That way we can better advise the sorts of things you need.

And, do you have local hobby shops from whom you can buy things and get fuel and advice?

Cheers - hope this helps and does not turn you off too much. I have been playing with model planes and engines for about 50 years now and it just keeps getting better all the time.

Mike in Australia

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Hi thanks for anwser my question. I have 30 yers old. I flu ones, and I went very good because I play simulators all the time at video games and computer. So I kind have some base. I loved when I flu that plane, I could feel the adrenaline, it was very fun. I loved. And now I want to buy one.<div>
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Its an absurd choice for a first airplane after 30 years and sims or games are not going to change that. It remains an absurd choice and you are soon going to be the proud owner of bunch of broken chunks of foam if you persist.


John