Anyone Know anything about model plans? Im looking at getting one after seeing one this weekend, i talked to the guy for a little while but can't remember all of what he said. Im thinking about getting one, he said his was a 40 series i know there is also a 60 series (if im making no sence please tell me i have no clue of the lingo)

you mean like RC planes or just models you put on your bookshelf?

Dragon WIngs and Jet-X seem to be popular. One of the guys I work with collects them. I am thinking about buying some myself

some links

http://www.jet-x.com/

Im looking RC ones (sorry worte it last night when i was tired) Im having touble finding info on them for some reason.

The easiest way to get info, is to go down to your neighborhood hoby store, you'll find experts there, and catalouges. Its a very expensive hobby though.

Yes, find a Rider's Hobbies or other equivalent hobby store. Go to your local (fully stocked) bookstore , i.e. Borders and get a copy of Model Airplane News (I think it is) and just read through the whole thing. It's just like 5.0 mag, there are articles then a bunch of ads. Also, www.towerhobbies.com is a good source for equipment.

You'll start with a .40 sized trainer. It's not the most exciting, but compare an R/C plane to an R/C car. What happens when you loose control of the car, or something distracts you? You just hit the brakes. In an airplane, you might loose $300. The trainer literaly "trains" you to deal with different situations and it's easy to talk off and land with.

There are some trainers that are tougher than the older balsa/paper planes. THey don't look as good, but if you do crash it you can just pick it up and keep flying.

BTW - the .40 or .60 is the engine size in cc's. .40 is average, .60 is large and .20 is small.

Thanks PFD, that's a big help, i was looking at a few different things, BTW that's a great site Big help.!!!

I like R/C planes, but I have a hard time as it is finding time and space to drive my R/C truck. It will be even more difficult to fly a plane.

The coolest R/C plane I have seen was a model F-16 with a .40 driving an internal prop. Looked just like a jet, flew like a jet..