Hangar 9 - Ultra Stick - 60" - Second Thoughts 

Thanks, and very cool! Thanks again Randall! Sounds like you have a Flying Buddy now!!!

Awesome!

Okay, I'll have Megan do that tomorrow ;)

We are hopefully just a few days or maybe weeks - waiting for the engineering to get complete for the permitting process....then the real fight will be working against MOTHER NATURE, but she's WAY easier than the zoning office - LOL ;)

SWEEEEET!

We usually see most comments, but don't always have time to reply. Please accept our apologies! No need to be sad, or to think you (or your husband) can't get in the air! Everyone has to work within their means, disability or not. You and your family are doing the best you can, and obviously your family has to come first...needs and then FUN, if there's anything left over. I have to assume you're doing the best you can, so when and if you're ready to take the next step, you might consider getting him something that's a GOOD VALUE, rather than just expensive. You don't want to get him into the wrong plane, or you'll spend way more than you have too, to get flying. For example, an Ultra Stick would be a terrible choice, given your circumstances, but I assume you just happen to be watching this video, so you're commenting here. Instead, what about the SUS (Slow Ultra Stick)??? The plane would be about $200 - bprc.me/UltraStick Battery would be about $28 - 1300 3S bit.ly/3Bc4hd2 Transmitter - We use the NX10 - bprc.me/NX10, but admittedly, this would be more than you need to get started, so you can get a lot less, about $250 for the DX6e - bit.ly/4598Aks ...which will eventually need to be upgraded to fly all the more expensive models he wants over time, but this will get you flying for MOST of the models now, and there's something coming right around the corner that will make another option for you, but it's not cheaper than this one...FYI) Charger about $60 bit.ly/3J502C2 ...so if you need ALL the stuff I listed, it's a lot more than you'll want to spend at once, but if you want to get flying, this is one way to do it. There are RTF (ready to fly) packages out there too, which might be cheaper than this, but you'll be one step closer to flying your next plane, if you do it this way. Keep in mind, even when you've got more money, you're not going to get EVERYTHING you need in one purchase, unless you're just crazy rich. Most people in the hobby will buy one or two things at a time, and then spread it over decades of investment. It's a LOT at the begging, and it gets easier over time, as you get the "basics" covered. That being said, with $1000 per month, you're going to be very hard pressed to keep up with the cost of this hobby. It's not the cheapest, but it's certainly not the most expensive hobby out there. What might work best for you, is to get connected in a local club, and see if there's anyone who has a CRASHED plane that they wouldn't mind letting him have for free. You can do this for a few weekends and you might have enough parts to make a whole plane. This is what a lot of people do when they're looking to get into the hobby, but don't have a lot to spend. I realize this isn't what you'd like to hear, but this is good advice. You can fly rc, on a budget, but it is admittedly harder. Personally, and I can't speak to your specific situation, I've found it easier not to be in a hobby that I can't afford. I have been in places, throughout my adult life where I would be thought a fool to be flying RC planes...as there were more important things to buy / pay for, that my families needed. I'm NOT saying this is your situation, but I can say that with $1000 per month coming in, I wouldn't be looking to get into RC planes at the moment. The cost to keep flying may be more than you can bear, unless you have a friend who crashes their planes a lot. Then you just need a transmitter, charger, a few second hand batteries, and a crashed plane from time to time, to fix. This is what I would do, knowing what I know now...but I wouldn't have known that in the times of my life where I couldn't afford planes. I wouldn't have even thought of this. I hope this message is well received, and you hear it from our hearts.