I’ve gotten back into the hobby again recently after a 12 year break. I built and flew two gliders back in the early 90’s because I didn’t want to mess with gas, and Electrics weren’t quite up to par at the time. However, I was walking through a hobby shop for the first time in years about 2 months ago and I couldn’t help but notice how much Electrics had advanced. So I ended up walking out of the store with an E-Flight Gypsy, Futaba 6EXA radio and a Thunder Power 1320 11.1v 3s lipo battery pack. I also order a Herr 1/2A Texan to build just for fun. I've been flying the Gypsy ever since, but now I'm ready for a second plane. I know I'm nowhere near ready to fly the Texan and I don't like non-scale planes, even if they are easier to fly. So I really want my second plane to be a scale plane, yet not too difficult to pilot. The three I like are the Watt-Age Cessna 182, the Hobby Lobby Pt-19, and the new Hobby Lobby Bird Dog. My question is, will I be able to fly either of those or will they just end up as a pile of garbage?

The best plane I can reccomend depending on what you like are the e-flight cessna 182 a great looking plane I used the 370 inrunner brushless with the gear redution unit it comes with It flys awsome at full throttle it really scoots and it still slows down nicely for landings or check out the GWS Corsair I think it flys the best out of their warbirds and if you spend a little time with some paind you can make a good looking bird. The other option is a flight sim you can the $200 is a big initial purchase but it pays for itself very quickly every time you hit the reset button figue it saved you atleast $50 Good Look and welcome back to the hobby

You should be fine with the bird dog and the Cessna. Both are easy flying airplanes and very predictable. The Cessna probably has ailerons so that would help get you ready for your future planes. Also I'd recommend looking at the GWS Corsair or one of there other warbirds before trying out your Herr kit.


Bevo

My second plane was a GWS Zero. It's fairly easy to fly and not too fast for a beginner. I use an 11x8 prop instead of the 10x8 that came with it and moved to a stightly higher gear ratio.

I think any of your choices would be a good one though.