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Old 08-30-2004 | 03:38 PM
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ok....the first plane i flew was a .40 sized trainer..i soloed it fairly quick, and caught on o.k....my confidence was trash after my crash on my third solo flight. i began flying 3 weeks after my first crash, and i was afraid to go up alone, and was not confident in myself at all...i orderd Aerofly Pro...got it, practiced for maybe a total of 3-4 hours befdore i went to fly my trainer....the first flight i was doing rolls, loops immelmans, split ess's, and flew a few circuits inverted...to top it off....i had a perfect 10 landing...(my instrucer saw all of this...)

the next time i saw my instructer he was flying his 40% carden aircraft edge 540....he told me i progressed more than any first year hes ever had, and he wanted to proove to me he wasnt lieing...he took off his plane, and handed me the radio...i flew it for sevral minutes doin all kinds of aerobatics....


so, the moral is, without the sim i would still be shaking when flying my simple trainer, and not flying 40%ers....i give aerofly pro(and my instructer) all the credits in my learning experience....i would be nowhere close to where i am now...


long story short....I LOVE AFP, I SWEAR BY IT!!! get AFP nothing else....

-Phil