I just couldn't wait, against the advice of everyone Ive talked to, I finished my Pico Piper Park flyer and had to try it out in the backyard. I thought , Hey this is a slow flier, surely I can do this without an instructor...WRONG. I gave it full throttle tossed it level, it climbed straight up banked left and nailed a Pine tree. This all happened before I could even begin to figure out how to bring it under control. SO, NOW I ask, should the plane have flown straight and level to begin with? or is that the purpose of setting trim? Not that it matters now with 2 broken wings.

Thoroughly embarrassed,
Craig.