I've been looking around the net at suggested kits for beginners and wanted to know what others thought about this setup. Not sure how old the info on the sites I got the suggestions from are, so not sure if there are better options than what Im planning on.

Thunder Tiger Raptor 50 v2
Airtronics RD-6000
Futaba GY-401
OS .50


I know suggestions all depend on what im looking at getting into so a little about me, I used to have a esky lama v3, I have realflight 3.5 and as far as funds I was just going to buy the above items one at a time so it doesnt break me all at once. I know this isnt a cheap hobby but I want to get something that will last me through beginner and into intermediate, I dont have many bills so my job is mainly for my toys

That setup will work great for a beginner but personally I would make a few changes. The 50 V2 is now called the Titan 50 (if your buying new), the V2's have been discontinued, I would go with JR or Futaba radio gear just for the simple reason there are a lot more people using them so if you need help setting up your radio chances are you will find help a lot easier. I'm not saying Airtronics isn't a good product, it's just a lot "more" people use JR and Futaba.

Yeah I have noticed more people around on here with JR, just figured it was a radio I would get into after I was in it for a while but like I said I dont want to have to switch out electronics after a few months so Ill start looking around.

I have been flying JR for years and its been the BEST for me. Recently I bought a Spektrum DX7 radio system which I now fly in my heli's. The DX7 by Spektrum is using JR design and programming. I found that its alot like JR. You may want to consider the DX7 also or one of the new JR systems with 2.4 GHZ spread spectrum technology. The 2.4 GHZ band is interference free. You can fly without the chance of someone turning on a transmitter on your channel and shooting you down. Also no motor noise or electrical interference which may cause glitching in your receiver. Check out the new 2.4 GHZ systems by Spectrum and JR. Just another option.
Ralph