I’ve had a small dream since I was a little kid. I always wanted my own RC plane. Not something overly expensive, but something that looked decent and was fun to fly. Cost was always fairly out of touch, but that would never stop my dream. It was something I honestly forgot about for a fairly long time.

Some guys on IRC started talking about planes again, and after doing some Google work, I was once again hooked. We stumbled upon HobbyZone‘s website and starting clicking. After quite a bit of searching, reading, and forum browsing, we (Eric and I) decided to give their Super Cub kit a try. It is a Ready-To-Fly (RTF) kit, so it has everything you need to get started. Just open the box, assemble a few things, and find an open field. Best of all, is that I got it on sale for $154.99, which really isn’t a bank buster. This kit even comes with 6 different radio channels, so you and your friends can all fly together.

Either years and years and years of video games has really helped, or these beginner plane kits are a snap to fly, because we really didn’t seem to have that many problems keeping them in the air. Landing was a bit different, but by the end of the day, I had improved greatly. On my second flight, however, I attempted a landing. Notice I said attempting… A small gust of wind took over and made the plane cartwheel, which actually broke the rear of the fuselage near the rear wing support. I was a bit dejected, but after one small slice of 3M Extreme Packing Tape later, I was back in action.

You can find some first flight pictures in my gallery, and believe me, there will certainly be more to come.