Anyone familiar with RC airplanes?

[MELLOWROO421]

Been meaning to get to my RC plane for almost 2 years now and I finally have the time and as my luck always goes the thing came with no motor. It was supposed to, but it didn't. The store is out of business and it's way too late anyhow. Hoping some of you may be familiar with some of the beginner electric park flier type airplanes, and even better help me find the correct parts for it.

Thanks!

[Bcs TX]

My husband is familiar with them although he works with RC Helicopters.
He has a friend who has worked with the RC planes for years.
PM me your e-mail address with your questions and I will pass it on to Nick and Bob.

-Beth

[kyle1745]

What do you have? I have a number of planes electric and nitro. Good fun in the summer months.

[dam630]

I will give you 3 places that are going to be a big help:

www.flyinggiants.com a discussion forum much like this one
www.hobby-lobby.com deals with a lot of electric park fliers
www.towerhobbies.com deals with everything RC

You will find anything you need or want to know there.

[MELLOWROO421]

Thanks Dam630. I will check those out.
Kyle, I have a model tech "Fledgling" plane and a Spektrum DX6 radio and receiver/servos. It needs a speed 600 motor and says it is supposed to have a 2 cell 2100 mAH li-po impulse battery, which I also need (along with a charger). Everything I have read says it is a good starter plane and I'm itching to take it out and try not to crash it. I have a ton of hours logged on my REALFLIGHT G5 simulator, and I'm pretty good when it comes to flying things. I learned to fly RC on a helicopter, and I had a "Flyboy" when I was a kid! lol I'm looking to hopefully find someone who has a motor and battery I could buy, and who knows exactly what I need and if I could use a longer lasting battery or a brushless motor, etc.

[dam630]

The next thing to do then is find a flying club in your area.
Most of them have a guest flying program and often their are veterans that are willing to help instruct you. Realflight is great as a learning tool, but nothing like real life application. Get with someone that can instruct you on a "buddy cord". It allows you to connect 2 radios, one for student and one for master. The teacher will hold a button on the master radio that allows the student to control the plane, if you get in trouble he lets go the button and control is returned to the master. Its almost foolproof. I have been teaching for 8 years and never crashed a student's plane unless there was something radically wrong with the plane or its setup to begin with.
Which brings about another point... make sure a veteran gives your whole setup a good looking over before your first flight. Better to find out on the ground than when its in the air.
Anyway... best of luck and enjoy the open skies!

[Bcs TX]

Well, not RC Airplanes, hope I am not hijacking this thread.
Here is my hubbys RC Heli collection.
-Beth