> DR> Sounds like you are in my shoes! I've had this darn thing for 2 years
 > now a
 > DR> have only taxied it down the street, Without the win on!!
 >    heh heh    If kits less than 100$,    fly it.
 >    1 st kit I ever built cartwheeled on takeoff....  great fun.
 >    2 nd  hit  a 150'  crosscountry power tower....  "removed" a
 > foot
 >       of wing instantly.
 >    3  after that things settled down,   Then I started to
 > "template" a set of
 >       wing ribs before building a wing....  funny thing   seems
 > like I never
 >       needed them any more.
 >    After 25 years I started again,   first flight was 6
 > sec....heh heh
 >    New radios  are setup different than my old (left stick is
 > rudder) now.
 >    Being a little slow,  I droped the right wing at T/O &
 > stalled.....
 >     took about 2 hours to fix damage,   no big deal.  Its only a
 > 70$
 >     kit, kinda figured I'd wax it.  It doesn't bother me to
 > crash em.
 >     Now the OTHER 2 that are in building,   would bother me,
 > they
 >     are expensive....
 >    Someone here had right idea for beginners     stay with
 > smaller
 >    kits (read cheaper), smaller engines,  pick High wing AC,
 > that fly
 >   SLOW.   Also you might consider  makeing templates of the wing
 > ribs,
 >    & have 5 minute epoxy handy.  Find a BIG place to fly...
 >    Have fun & learn.
Alot of your advice is good but you forgot one of the MOST important - GET A 
QUALIFIED INSTRUCTOR.
More people have been turned off this hobby (flying R/C aircraft) due to 
crashes that would have been prevented if they had a instructor. The day of 
trying it yourself is long gone mainly due to the costs invloved! Also anyone 
wanting to learn should join on of the national organizations to get adequate 
insurance coverage.
 > Dave
Jim
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