I taught my self to fly RC after joining a club that seemed to resent newcomers and then having my instructor crash the Kadet I had spent several months of rare spare time building.

That being said, some 25 years earlier I had been seriously involved in free flight and CL and had a bit of full scale experience. Regardless of what one fellow said that knowledge/experience helped a LOT.

Before rebuilding the Kadet I built a Piece of Cake, which is a great plane to learn with. That was in the mid 70's. I still have that plane and fly it on occasion. The rebuilt Kadet later perished in a mid-air with another Kadet.

I later found a more congenial club and enjoyed that, but being self-taught is still a source of some satisfaction.

jess