Hey MinnFly,
My name is Mike I am 36 years old, from southeast Texas and I am sortof new to RC flying but have a lot of u control experience. I have flown a powered glider before but it was nothing like full powered planes!!
I started out a couple of months ago with a Kadet Senior kit, I have about worn it out already doing barrel rolls, loops, hammerhead stalls, inverted flight (TOUGH WITH DIHEDRAL) and stuff like that. For a trainer with rudder only it will really fly. I have also had just a ton of help from our club and have actually put in a few hours with planes with ailerons and normal control surfaces. For a beginner being in a club is a MUST. With their help I have quickly learned to manage crosswind takeoffs and landings with windspeeds of up to 20mph. I am not bragging on myself I am bragging on my clubmembers, they are awesome guys. 3 of them are nationally accomplished pattern flyers, and they have just bent over backwards to teach me what they know. I am now building a U CAN DO .60 with a .91FS and just bought a 9CAP radio since I expect it wont be my last plane, plus everyone says I need a computer radio to be able to truly enjoy everything a more aerobatic plane is capable of. The pattern guys that fly with me have taken the U CAN DO through the advanced pattern and claim it does unbelievably well so hopefully I can get a lot of use out of this plane for training, sport, 3D and pattern flight. Im about 1/2 way through the building project and cant wait to get out and fly something with some pep, I just pray I can hold back and not end up putting it in the ground taking aerobatic risks. Im also currently adding ailerons to my Kadet. I have been a flight freak all of my life and I wish I would not have waited 36 years to start flying RC. I had to give up my duck hunting to do it, but my wife said I had to trade one high$$$ hobby for another. From the online shopping to the building, and most of all flying this is really a lot of fun.

www.midcountyrc.com