I mostly get nervous when people watch. I overcame most of my fear by building and designing my own cheap planes (foam) and using an ARF trainer instead of the nice home build kit.

Still I get nervous everytime.

I don't think it will ever stop, the only think that I can do to limit it is fly more often and think.... it's just money - even if I cannot afford new planes.

It's often an ego thing... you just don't want to come home with pieces, luckely my wife understands how hard flying can be (she's learning), she prefers to use a foamy herself.

Designing your own planes boosts your confidence as well, so you feel even better when flying.

Patrick