I find the best cure for nervousness is comfort and confidence. Just as you stated, "...the more you get used to your airplane...." is what it is all about. Fly, fly, and then fly some more. I have between 500 and 600 flights on a 40 size Pulse XT with a 55AX and I do things with that plane that get comments and the only reason is that I have flown it so much I know just about everything and anything the plane is capable of.

Another thing that flying a plane a lot does for you is breaks down nervousness flying other planes. I usually take three or four planes to the field with me because I like to change it up some. This has somewhat diversified my skills. If you go from flying a slo-mo a Funtana X100 to flying Rev 59 at high speed you will learn how to adapt to the different styles. Take some time to learn them well.

The other day I was out flying my Funtana and I did a roll and started to dive by accident. It was unusual for me, however I realized that in my mind I was flying the Pulse XT which needs stick input for an inverted flight and yet in reality I was flying the Funtana which rolls without any stick input when inverted. Now that was wild and the first time I ever did anything like that!

The guys at the field are used to my flying style and noticed something was different. They said, "What happened?" I said it was just me and explained to them what I had done. It was worth a laugh or two though. I think each thing we do can be a learning experience. If I had of been nervous I could have lost my Funtana because I was flying pretty low to the ground.

I have only been flying about three years, but I just rarely, if ever, get nervous or the jitters.