Can someone recommend a good beginner airplane? I was considering this, http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=EFL2725

Can someone recommend a good beginner airplane? I was considering this, http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=EFL2725

Yep, go look at some of the beginner flyers on the Hobby Lobby site.
The Bellanca Decathlon is a great flying ship for the first time flyer. Very stable on take offs due to short gear. The only items that may need attentioin, The elevator and rudder will need to be changed for a little less throw, The battery box door can come loose and leave the battery dangling by the connector while in flight and of course a few more battery packs.

Now unless you ARE exceptional gifted when it come to flying I would still have a seasoned pilot check out the trims before attempting to fly and you might want him standing next to you on takeoffs or let him take it up and turn over the transmitter to you at a saveable height.

I have crashed 4 times in the year of flying this plane and a little elmers fast drying wood glue fixed it everytime. The last time a newby landed it into a concrete parking lot divider and it could not be saved. One good thing replacement parts are available. Check it out!

you cant go wrong with the small parkzone cessna for a first time plane. They are cheap, fly good and take a beating. Small enough to fly most anywhere

thanks guys

hey Tommy how have ya been???
I think the hanger 9 alpha trainer RTF is a awsome package to start with a couple of guys in our club have them and have had great success.
I have taken up flying again and am having a great time with it. I have a 9 year old Hanger 9 extra easy trainer thats a realy nice flying plane.

My first plane was the Megatech Freedom Flyer. I is cheap, durable, and I ordered the parts directly for Megatech. They are based out of NY, I am on the east coast also, parts were quick and always had what I needed. The plane handled great, check it out.:)

If you plane on learning yourself or with minimum help look no further than the Hobbyzone Supercub LP $179

If you plan on using an instructor at a RC Field any high wing nitro trainer will do. You might even go to the RC field first and talk to them, most have a trainer plane on site and someone should volunteer to take you up on an demo flight. The only reason I suggest nitro is you get more airtime between fillups compared to Electric and the more stick time you get the faster you will learn vs waiting for batteries to charge.

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My first plane was a Multiplex Easy Star. It is very durable and comes in a ARF and a RTF version. It is also upgradable from the stock motor to a brushless (add extra wire if you plan to go brushless in the future. I ended up flatenning the wings, adding alerons and enlarging the rudder. In stock mode it is fine but the nice thing is you can do a lot with it. The "Elapor" foam it is made out of is tougher than any other r/c foam aircraft. I also carrie a camera on my. The Easy Star is one of the most popular planes not only for beginners but for camera and FPV use.