I bought the nexstar and coudn't wait to get it into the air. did the sim for three or four days and decided to do it for real. wife watching we had a blast until......she asked me to land it. landing wasn't the problem the telephone pole in front of the landing was. needless to say I didn't see it until a sec too late. fixed it and put it up again. guess I fixed it wrong. now I have a new fuselage and wing set. since then have put together a hangar 9 solo and two arrows. I now have three planes from five. to date only one wreck was a true pilot error. the others were engine dying at last sec and aleron probs. I have had a damn good time building them and piecing together planes since.
going to a field tomorrow for instructions and tips. I think the simulator gives you a good deal of experience but I want to pick the brains of guys that have been doing this for a while on the mechanics of the things.
I thought a hundred bucks here and there wouldn't break me while learning.......I was wrong...hell I have over 1grand into this and haven't landed a plane yet.