Hi everyone,

Well as I stated, I'm re-entering the hobby. The first rc plane I ever owned was a electric super aviator RTF 3 ch and came with a training video. I think it's made by dragonfly now, but at the time it wasn't. Anyways, it was a horrible experience for me and that's why I left the hobby for 5 years. The first time I tried to the "super aviator", it would not stay in the air. In the video, it says to toss the plane straight ahead and then throttle it gently. Whenever I tossed the plane, it seemed like the front of the plane was too heavy or underpowered because it always lost elevation, even with the elevator stick pulled down. Anyways after 9 attempts and $100 down the drain for repairs. I gave up on the "super aviator" and on the hobby. I never did ever get to experience actual flight, unless the 10 second crashes counted.. haha.

But now I'm back with a new fund and I'm going glow power now. I just bought a SIG LT-40, OS engine, and a 6 channel Futaba Skyport radio with the needed accessories. Well I'm in the process of building the plane right now, but I just need some advice from the experts. I'm a college student and I live in the city, so I sort of don't want to travel out of the city to join clubs. I also don't want to crash my first glow plane either, so do you think a flight simulator would help in the landing and flight control learning process? Which rc flight simulator programs would you recommend? How about the FMS freeware program? Is it any good? I'm not too worried about take offs with a glow plane, though. Thanks for any input.