Another beginner who learned on a KK Champ I added so much weight in the painting process that the phrase ' brick on a string was most apt ' I then overpowered it with a Frog 149 Vibromatic and to MAKE LIFE EVEN MORE INTERESTING I flew it on the thread lines that came with the kit. 1 was 12 years old and it was 1959.
Went to compete in stunt and combat in the 60s then defected to RC.
But I never forgot how much fun you could have and built a Peacemaker when I was 59. Got dizzy the first time I flew it and was reduced to flying figures of 8 until the tank ran dry.