Yes it was my first plane. I will tell the story some of you may enjoy it. One day I decided that I was going to try getting into RC. I didn't ask anyone about RC aircraft. Really it never crossed my mind. I walked into a mall that had a hobby shop and saw the Corsair and it was love at first sight. The guy there didn't ask me any questions he just made the transaction. I'm sure he was on commission and just wanted the sale. I took it home and opened the box. I think my reaction to the wood and the building plans was one of disbelief. I read what I needed to get started, Thin CA, Med CA ext.. I got the things I needed and got busy building. It took me a long time to build this plane. At the time I was a police officer and was digging here and there for time. I think 6 months is about right. The hardest part for me was the wing and covering. I got a JR Quattro set up with the TT engine. After I had finished the plane I took it to the field. I know from basic knowledge how the plane operated and what made it do what, but no experience. The field was a plowed tobacco field with only me and trees for a long way. To cut this story short It went up, banked hard left, nose down, BAM. It survived that one. Again, same thing only this time it ripped the wing from the fuse along with the hard wood mounts that used to be in the fuse. The fire wall also took it hard. I decided at that point I would save this plane until I was ready. It stayed on the wall for a long time. Later I went back to another hobby shop and found a Duraplane for 60 bucks. I flew it a little last year, crash and fix kinda flying. This year I found FMS and flew it a little. I picked up on it pretty fast. My main problem was reverse control when flying at me. I got that taken care of, and started flying the Dura again. This time around I flew and landed many times until my transmitter failed and it ended up wrecked it a oak tree. I got it out and repaired it. It flew again. Since then a few friends took up the hobby and I told them to get electric planes to start with. We are flying in a different area now. Its on a farm with alot of space. So I started recovering the Corsair and moved the equip to it. Fixed the transmitter (battery pack). So this past weekend I took it out and it was a world of difference. I kept it straight on take off, kept it climbing easy, did my first bank turn and back level. It took a little trim but not much. After some race tracks with and without the rudder, and a few mixed turns I landed her pretty good not perfect but OK. Next round I did a roll and a loop. I flew a few more times and then let the electric guys fly. Its a good feeling to see a plane that you build fly. I am ready for this weekend so we can go at it again.