Point taken, Bruce.

Prongs95- Two things. First, new question = new thread. Don't post your questions in other people's threads. It causes confusion and makes it harder for people to help you. Second, the stickies at the top of the forum have a wealth of information for the new flyer. Also a user named Minnflyer has a website for beginners called www.gettingairborne.com. Read those first, then if anything still isn't clear ask as many questions as you need to. We're here to help and love to see new flyers get into the hobby.