SET YOUR CONTROL LINES TO THE TOP HOLE, furthest from the control surface!

1. You must feel good about the area where you fly. I psyche myself out, whenever I fly a new place. You must feel good and relaxed inside in order to be successful. Just like falling in water or fighting fire, if you try to hard, you will fail.

2. Relax and take it easy, pick a morning when there is no wind.

3. Hand launch your plane into the wind (If any) and take your bird to about 60 to 100 feet.

4. Try not to fly with the elevator controls (up/down) at first. Instead use the throttle. Once you reach 60-100 feet, reduce the throttle until your plane levels out. Perform only light turns. If you start to go into a tail spin (ALL V-TAILS LOVE TO DO THIS) be calm!!! CUT the throttle, then move the stick to the opposite position until the tail spin slows and then slightly pull back on the stick.

AEROBIRDS are great durable planes! I started with the 2 channel fighterbird, and later graduated to the Aerobird. Now, I have learned the necessary respect needed to fly balsa planes. but I still can't do Heli-s yet.

If you just cant get the hang of the Aerobird, you should move to the fighterbird, until you get over the, "CRACK-em'-UP! stage.
The fightbird is much easier to learn on, and the fighting module also works as a tracking beacon. When your forced to do the long hike of shame.

One more thing, have you tried the FMS flight sim? its free and very helpful.