Six clubs within the same radius as my closest club? My closest, the one I belong to is a 10 spot in gas round trip, and my car or van gets around 25mpg.One more just a little further away and then thenext is a $20 ride. Beyond them Driveout and fill up the tank on the way home.

SeamusG is spot on though. Find a club,in your case try all of them, and find out whichhas the best instructor program. Then use the instructors. You may have to adjust your flying times to accommodate their availability, but as they are free, it is well worth the extra effort. Most instructors will work very hard trying to accommodate any time problems you might have. Most all are very helpful, but don't stand them up without a verygood reason.Given an eager to learnstudent who followsdirections reasonably well, most instructors enjoy it more than thestudents.

The instructorsdo more thanteach you to wiggle sticks. They teach you why it flies and why it won't.How to tune that troublesome engine, or which battery/esc/motor combo will work best. They are basically the back bone of this hobby.

Don