RE: How long was it before you crashed for the first time?
I got my brother involved in flying, his first gas plane was the butterfly - He has flown it for about 1 and 1/2 years. We would talk about crashing and he said he can't see how people crash them, It is so easy and would almost get mad when I mentioned first crashes - everyone has them. Mind you this was a butterfly, Glider on steroids.
Smiling - He asked me a month ago if it was worth rebuilding..........Bad landing.