hey guys i'm looking to get into rc jets and was wondering what you guys would recomend for a fist plane. looking at something along the lines of a rookie from comp arf or a bob cat. I have plenty of experience with most other disciplines of flying and would like to know what you guys recomend for a first plane. could you also post what gear and expense you would be looking at for the planes

thanks

I have been told the Reaction 54 (kit) or a Boomerang.

Both the Rookie II and the BobCat are stable fliers that make good entry level jets, the Falcon 120 is a $250 knock off of the bobcat and is an economical option, as are the boomerangs which are also excellent trainer jets.

must look like a jet also and be good trainer!

skymaster f15

I made the move to jets in 2007 with a BVM BobCat and a JetCat P-60. I *love* this jet and wouldn't change a thing, although in retrospect I might have have gone with a P-70 instead of a P-60.

BVM's customer service is outstanding. When I made a trip to Florida for lessons and my instructor had to cancel due to a family emergency, Bob Violett pulled one of his top guys away from work and sent him out to teach me to fly jets. During my time in Florida, BVM treated me like I was their only customer in the world. It was amazing.

You're looking at roughly $8K to get into a BobCat with all the bells and whistles. That includes turbine, radio system and servos, landing gear, etc. You'll spend another few hundred dollars on accessories such as fire extinguishers. There's nothing cheap about flying jets, but my oh my is it a kick in the pants to fly these things!

I went with a Boomer intro. with a PST J600R, Great flyer. If you don't have the kind of money to spend for the TOP of the line go with the boomer. $749 I think. compared to the composite Bobcat at like a little over $2000 just for the plane. And by top of the line I mean ALL COMPOSITE. Just my 2cents..

The Boomerang,although may not be the best looking it is an easy flyer but yet still very capable aircraft.When I first started flying jets I made a few mistakes,(getting behind on throttle on a go around) that probally would have caused a stall and crash with some of the others.Also go to a fly-in on a windy day when all the hi dollar jets are in the trailers or on the ground and you will see the Boomerangs in the air.When it comes time to sell to upgrade it will sell quick.

anyone out there with a rookie??

Just wanted to let you know I am new into jets myself. I first purchased a King Kat, have a p-160 in it . it is not a entry leven jet has a tendecy to bounce on landing. So after a little research I purchased a BVM Composit bandit the new model. it had a p- 60 in it The plane is a great flyer slow landings solid trainer. Next I tryed a compoite ARF Flash. it has a p-120 it flyes just like the Bandit. So my recomendation would be a BVM Bandit or a Compoit ARF flash. The cost around $8000.00 complete for eather of those planes.


Ronald R Long

Hi!

About the flight characteristics:

Any jet that flies can be your first jet with success. Why? You must be experienced prop pilot before you get to the jets. When you are able to fly warbirds, F3A style planes, pylon stuff etc... with comfort you have no problems with any jet.

If you want more traditional flying characteristics like F3A aerobatic plane, get a plane with more traditional layout, large wing, large tail etc... An MB339 from any manufacturer is a good example of that. If you want more speed with traditional flying characteristics get a Hawk or a Bandit or something like that. If you want some High Alpa-capability get a Rookie or similar delta wing plane. Either scale or not, it is up to you. Modern american fighters F-15, F-16, F-18 etc have flight characteristics somewhere in between.

One thing is for sure. Size does matter! The bigger the plane is the easier it is to fly.

About the building and structure...You should make sure that everything works and the structure is strong enough to prevent the flutter. Better safe than sorry. No matter which plane you decide to get, you need to be a hundred and ten percent sure it works and doesn't flutter.

A friend has a Rookie Mk 2 with a P-120 SE engine but it has not flown yet. Beautiful finish & it went together easily.
Plenty of these at jet flys & they seem to be a reliable performer.

He started with the small Boomerang & it's a great rough field fly every weekend model, P-70 in his.

The Comp ARF Flash is a very smooth flyer as well but a bit delicate, I've seen lots of them break through the fuselage at the canopy on bouncy landings, would probably pay to beef them up prior to flying them.

I priced a Bobcat kit from the local distributor, A$3000 + [X(] - John.

Hey B EXTREME, I have a Rookie II (my second jet) my first jet was a boomer. My Rookie flys GREAT!! And a great price too at only $749!! Go with the Rookie is you like it better.

Thanks guys, but as always with jets, the price is very well up there and it would need a little bit of saving before we get into it. At the field i'm into speed and 3D stuff so if any thing the Rookie II would be perfect.

any suggestions on what you guys would be putting in there so i can start to figure out how much i would be spending to get things going...

The only suggestion I would offer is to contact Peter Agnew from Intairco:

http://www.intairco.net/

Aust agents for Comp ARF & Jetcat, his service is great.

There is a classifieds section on his site if you want to buy second hand.
You mat get a better deal buying overseas, you may not, your choice.
Ready to fly jets sell very quickly! - John.