RE: How Long Will It Take To Learn ?
The secrets to learning 3D are easy.
1. Pick the correct airframe to learn on. This is huge. If it needs to be relatively small, then Mojo, Tufflight Bouncer or TuffYak, ValueHobby Sabre, or LamYak.
2. Pick the right gear for it. Also huge.
3. Burn fuel. Lots of fuel.
4. Watch these guys fly: [link=http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=McDDD&aq=f]McDDD[/link], [link=http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ProBro+Andy&aq=f]ProBro Andy[/link], [link=http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=HoverLow+Pro+Bro&aq=f]HoverLow[/link]. You can learn a lot from their style.