RE: New to planes!
 

I agree that getting a club will be the best move, and save that fighter for after you've learned to fly (besides a P-40 has one of the highest wing-loadings you'll find in a fighter). A lot of clubs have a club trainer, and most at least one instructor, or somebody who is willing to help guide you through getting a good trainer set up and learn to fly it. And a good flight simulator like Real Flight 6 will be one of the best tools you'll get for learning to fly.

If for some reason you can't get hooked up with a club and/or instructor and do try learning on your own, I highly recommend a power glider like the ParkZone Radian. The Radian (the original, not the pro) is rudder/elevator/motor and can be bought ready to fly with the radio, LiPo battery and charger. It has a folding prop for gliding, flies slowly and easily, thermals great, being foam is easy to repair with lots of inexpensive replacement parts.

In my opinion it's best to learn on a glow powered 4-channel trainer with an instructor. But IF you do have to learn by yourself, you'll have a higher probability of success if you have something that flies slowly like a 3-channel power glider.

There's also park flyers out there that make good trainers if you have to learn on your own, so don't over look them.

Hogflyer

RE: New to planes!
 

Well,did some home work and found out one of the clubs is out at the sportsman park bout 20 miles from home and have a nice huge setup with trainers and trainer planes and seem very welcoming so thats comforting. A one time $10 fee and $40 a year fee seems pretty dang reasonable to have access to quite a bit! They also have a nice shooting range bout 1/2 a mile away and thats a big plus. Gunna cruise out and see whats up. Thanks again guys ;) .

RE: New to planes!
 

Congrats and welcome to the addiction!

Your wallet will be a bit lighter as your stable of planes grows.

RE: New to planes!
 

Yes indeed it sounds like you are gonna be just fine and the adventure is just beginning.

Oh man a nice flying field and a shooting range now thats fun:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOEQl6O0x1Q

I'll valenteer the target agine!

John;)

RE: New to planes!
 

nitrosteve22,

Does the kf, OR mean you're in Klamath Falls? If so you might be intetested in a fun fly close to Bend on the 23rd of June sponsored by Bend Aeromodelers. It is from 9am until 5:30 PM. This is the link to our website: http://www.bamrc.com/ It includes driving instructions and the phone number of our president. One of our members is also an AVP for the AMA District XI You'll see all kinds of planes and we can probably put you in touch with a club down there in KF. If you want more information please feel free to PM me and we'll talk.

Cheers,
Andy

RE: New to planes!
 

One suggestion for a plane if you haven't purchased one yet is an Apprentice 15e RTF. You get a plane, radio, battery and charger in one kit, and I think all that for under $300.  No flight box is needed just the plane, radio, battery and charger. Its very stable and easy to fly, and pretty robust, and easy to repair.  Gen Ace batteries are cheap for it too, around $25 a piece from Hobbypartz. I get 15+ minute flights out of the 3300mah packs. <div>
</div><div>GL and happy flying. </div>

RE: New to planes!
 

Great advice already exists here, and a lot of what's been said is found right here in the PDF I've put together to help new people in the hobby: http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_11109564/tm.htm Download the PDF which can be downloaded in post 1 of that link, and if you think it's good advice, share it with everyone you know who wants to get started! The file includes the club-finder link, as well as a llink to to a good $40 simulator. A lot of what's been side right here in this thread is summarized in the PDF. Good luck, and happy flying.

RE: New to planes!
 

Hi Andy! Yup,I'm down here in Klamath,nice to know RCU'ers are closer than I thought. Unfortunatly,just checked and I have to work till 3:30 on saturdays :( ,hate working weekends. I'll check your site and maybe plan some future travels (the ol' C4 and I love road'trippin!) .

acdii,one of my bad habbits is acting/saying before thinking and ending up purchasing a P-40 warhawk RTF thats an inexpensive foam setup w/ 4channel and stuff. I figured for $165 w/ free shipping what the heck (it'll be here tomorrow). Has a 25" wingspan so its not real big,watched a couple of video's on youtube and I'm quite impressed. The same company also has a couple trainers for a $100 more thats a much higher quality setup so I'm gunna look in to those. Once I get good at this then I'll probably switch to nitro and get a nice fancy plane. I'm sure I'll have a small collection of planes to mix in with my trucks & buggies soon...soon.

Thanks panther,seems you cant learn enough and knowledge is power! :D

Thanks all.

RE: New to planes!
 

[quote] watched a couple of video's on youtube and I'm quite impressed [quote]

One of my lines t the field, usually after augering in real good :D is, "Gee, but it flew so good on youtube." Lol.

Don't trust the vids, follow the wealth of hard-won advice here. A 25" warbird will be a handful for even an experienced flier, you're wise to wait and fly a trainer. Then have the club hot-stick fly the warbird and evaluate it, maybe hand it to you for a couple laps before he lands it. Good luck and have fun!