Thanks for all of the support guy's. I do plan on joining the local club, I just had to get the basics down on my own. The challenge is at least half of the fun for me. I'm not worried about having to spend a few bucks for my learning curve. I figure that if your going to get involved in any kind of hobby or sport you better be prepared to pay for it. If I only had enough money to buy one plane and one motor and one radio I would be a fool to ever even try to get started, but thats not the case. I don't have money to burn but I can afford a new motor, 80 bucks ain't much to spend for the fun you get out of it. Heck my brother in law spends more than that going to watch a stupid basketball game. I'm not going to let people like Blue Moon bother me either, he just doesn't get it. A basic aviation background will insure that you know how and why a plane fly's. Building a few kits teaches someone what a plane is and how it's put together. He also doesn't understand the American way. The philosophy of "get out of my way and let me try!". That whole American attitude of " I can do that", "American know how and ingenuity". But I wont put him down, he's a Swede, he probably thinks there should be some kind of Government program to teach you to fly. If you want to try it on your own get the Aircore, It will survive and let you try again without having to spend weeks making repairs. You just crash it and then when you stop shaking, you refuel and try it again. I do have a couple questions for you more experience guys out there. I bought several wooden props figuring that they would save some airframe damage from prop strikes. I use a chicken stick with a rubber hose on it but I keep breaking the props while trying to start the motor. Is a .48 to big to use wooden props and a chicken stick? or am I doing something wrong here? The motor kicks back real hard sometimes and when it does the prop gets broke. I have been stuck using plastic props but really want to use wooden ones when I fly my Balsa trainer. My second question is about fuel tank pressurization and my broken muffler. Am I right in my thinking that the lack of pressurization will cause starvation in steep climbs and quick maneuvers? but should still run OK if I fly it mostly level and don't try to do anything fancy? Thanks again guys.