Ha!!! Oh man I remember those days! For the first couple years, I would be so nervous at times my back would start to seize up and I'd have to shuffle back to the pits. Stomach rumbling, feeling all jittery... man I'm glad I don't have that anymore. The more flying you do, and the more types of planes you fly, it will become less and less. There'll always be a tiny bit of jitter, but that will typically show up when you're flying a new plane, flying in windy conditions or conditions you're not used to. But they, the jitters, will be nowhere near as pronounced as you experience now. Recently I maidened my 1/3 Paulistinha, never flown a plane that big, and have only flown maybe once this year. Was I nervous? Naw... I have confidence in my building abilities and confidence in my flying skills. Besides, you'll come to understand after a few years that it'll either fly well or crash, so come what may. Confidence will kill the jitters and it only be obtained from experience. So while wasn't nervous, I was 'aware' and made sure I had everything nailed down and it was ready to fly. Once you set onto the line, no biggie.. time to fly!! You'll get there, they will pass!!

Dittos to gray beard. I don't fly anothers on maiden either. Happy to assist and spot, but they or someone else can do the flying. It can bring a bad mood to otherwise good friends if it turns out wrong, not to mention I'd feel horrible if something went south and dug dirt with it.