Not a wall of random links. These are the standard, beginner-friendly parts I'd actually point a new builder toward — organized by what you're building, with a note on what each one is good for.
Last reviewed: August 2026
Everything to build and fly your first plane, matched and ready to order in one list.
See the kit → Buyer's guideChannels, ecosystems, and the receiver-matching trap — the radios I'd buy first.
Compare radios → Buyer's guideWhat S, mAh, and C mean, how to match a pack to your plane, and the packs I fly.
Compare batteries → Buyer's guideWhat matters, the two Bambu printers I'd buy, and the filament that makes printed parts fly.
Compare printers → Buyer's guideCut perfect balsa & ply rib sets at home — four OMTech machines ranked, with 5% off.
Compare lasers → KitController + matched 12V WS2815 strips + wire and power — the whole lighting kit.
See the kit →This is my RC workbench with the gear to build a plane laid out on it. Tap any part to jump straight to that gear — and below the bench, the wiring map shows how the electronics connect.
Five parts, four kinds of wire — that's the whole system. Click any part to shop it.
Want it mapped to your exact motor, ESC, battery and servos — with the hookup steps? Open the Wiring Designer.
Use the Electronics Checklist Builder — answer a few questions about your build and get a complete starting-point parts list.
Small parts from my own bench that make the wiring side of a build cleaner.
Servo Lead Heat-Shrink LabelsAIL, ELE, RUD, THRO and the rest, shrunk onto the lead so the receiver bay reads itself. Four packs.from $19.99See the label kit →
Servo Connector Safety LocksFifty locks that fit around a joined servo connection so an extension out in a wing stays plugged in.$14.99See the locks →
XT60 Battery Status CapsGreen end out: charged and ready. Red end out: flown. Twelve caps, so every pack in the box tells you.$11.99See the caps →
