RE: First try at flying without a trainer! Not to good! :-)
#1 it was dark
#2 it was windy
#3 it was your first time flying
now i've heard of guys flying 3d 5 feet away front them at night but the are really good pilots. Just go get an instuctor and then do whatever you want. when its dark and cold you cant se the prop and your hands are cold.....hmmmm oh well, i think the sell hands at wallmart.