I'm brand new to RC planes. I own an Aero Ace and I love it, but I'm ready to purchase something a little more substantial to fly indoors for the winter (which is a little longer here in Newfoundland, Canada).

I believe that Micro Builder provided a link to (sorry if I'm mistaken ) [link=http://www.bsdmicrorc.com]BSD Micro RC[/link] in one of his posts. After taking a good look around they seem to have the type of plane that I'm looking for...but I have a few questions that hopefully you guys can answer:

1. Has anyone dealt with BSD & what was your experience like?
2. Which Kit should I be considering for a indoor/beginner?
3. Do I have to use one of their Radio's....ie: Planctraco 900 Mhz.....or will any +3 channel radio work?

I realize that this plane is strictly for indoor flying and I plan on buying a 6ch radio/plane to fly outside in the spring.

Any input would be greatly appreciated

BSD is one of the best venders to order from, they're quick on replys and always helpful, shipping is usually quick too. i've been ordering from them for a couple years and they've never done me wrong - i think just about anyone else who's orderd from them would say the same.

the amount of area you'll be flying in will decide the size and weight of the plane you'll need. if you're wanting to fly in a slightly larger area than your house, i posted some info here: http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_4851893/tm.htm if you're wanting to fly in your house, you'll either need to buy lighter electronics or have a larger wing to keep the speed slow enough. just about any 2 channel system will work fine for flying in a gym or living room, with just the throttle and rudder. all of the RX's that are on BSD's site are 3 channel, they're also fully proportional to give more presice control.

a cheap and easy way to get into flying in your house is to buy an Aero Soarer. there's a thread for it somewhere on this forum, not sure if they're being sold in the US, but you can find them on some sites and on Ebay. the plane is powered with a capacitor so flight times are only 30 seconds or so, but the electronics are perfect for making your own indoor flyer (i'm working on one right now, its pleanty slow).

let us know how big of an area you have to fly in, and you can get more info and the best plane to fit the flying area.

nick

I'm flying in a standard 1 basketball court gymnasium......hopefully that helps.

a basketball court should be pleanty of room for those little racers that Plantraco sells, or just about any of the other kits that BSD sells. all of the kits they sell go together just fine i'd imagine, even for a beginer. if you go with the plantraco racers, then the plantraco radio equipment would probably be the way to go, but any of the RXs BSD sells should work with them.

i've read that the racers handle very nicely, and i can only imagine the other kits BSD sells will fly as nicely. the racers are probably a bit quicker than the other kits they have, but i can say that the Quick Junior, HomeBoy and the similar type of planes are good trainers.

nick