RE: 3d ...where to start
UHmmm...Yup! Ditto on all the advice. Get yourself hooked up with Aerofly Pro and while you are breaking planes on there get yourself a profile to build and get rigged out. Another option which has helped me out alot is a foamy. I fly my shockflyer nearly every day.
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