Just peeked out the bedroom window. 9:30am (ahh weekends!) and it is currently pissing out. Absolutely no snow with none predicted right to Christmas.
Dare, I picked up the plane on consignment from the local hobby shop for $75 and new is would cost about $150. I had to put a receiver in it, another $30 so i was all in for just over $100.
The hobby has come a long way in the past 10 years with prices coming WAY down for the electronics. Around here there are very few gas powered birds anymore what with the price of motors, servos, transmitter/receivers, batteries so bloody cheap out of China.
Anyone interested in entering the hobby the thing to to is read read and then read some more on the RCGroups forums:
www.rcgroups.comOnce you've figured out what you want to do and are ready to order some kit me and my buddies and thousands of others like the cheap stuff from China at:
www.hobbyking.comPay no attention to the inevitable elite 'tards you'll run into at RCGroups that poo-poo the cheap Chinese electronics!