Eddie,
        Fuel ain't so expensive, about 20$ a gallon..35% nitro..the fuel is 
relatively fresh ( of the month )..
        As for luck in flying..well I do have my glider pilot license and 
understand the fundamentals quite well..
        My first trainer was a cox .049 EZ-BEE II, although small but very 
forgiving..made of styrofoam it's agile and inexpensive to fix if anything 
happens. ( flies at about 35-50 MPH ) in light winds.
        Next I bumped up to a Hobbico Superstar 40, flew that a while and 
then decided to switch on heli's cause the places to fly are restricted.
        Basically I like a challenge, and heli's are a handfull, fun but 
demand a concentration that surpasses fltying planes.
        Make your own fuel ?? sounds risky..you must do a lot of bench runs 
to make sure that the equation is perfect or else.....engine failure of some 
sort.
        If you are on the NET or AOL drop me a line
        STEFFROU@AOL.com ( all in small case )
        Safe flying
                        Steff
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