Don Fry

First up, stick to something under 250 grams flying weight. No licence or other interference needed. There are models from a website, FliteTest. They do plans, the models are mostly foam sheet construction. There is a good forum attached. Have a read Another possibility is the RCM@ E forum. They have a long-standing thread on converting the Lidl foam chuck gliders into radio controlled slope soared, powered gliders, to things that look like a Warthog. The basic airframe is about £8. You can, buying a second hand transmitter, micro receivers, micro servos, LiPo battery charger from the the Far East, you might achieve the £50 barrier. But it’s a steep learning curve, and on a tight budget, a potential minefield for fakes. I do radio control, but my stuff is bigger, and I’m not an expert at that end of the game. Just one word of caution. Building a radio controlled plane from scratch, sorting out the radio, and the trimming of the airframe, and snagging to get success is not an idle wish.

Just joined, long term radio controlled aircraft flyer. Starting to get more into scale airframes, WW1, interwar stuff, from kits or plans. Hence the joining of this site