RE: Any positive tips on self teaching on .40 trainer
When landing, the plane will be coming toward you. This can be a problem to a first timer because the aileron and rudder controls will seem reversed.
The trick that helps many of us is this: As the plane comes toward you heading for a touchdown (and you are facing the airplane), push the aileron control stick toward whichever wing is low. This will help keep the wings level.
Also, don't turn too steeply when setting up for your landing and control your rate of decent by decreasing the engine speed, you may even need to speed up the engine if you are coming down too fast. If you are decending too fast and try to correct by giving an up elevator control you will run out of airspeed and drop out of the sky.
Good luck. I hope you stick with the hobby regardless of the outcome. My original self-taught flying excursions were unsuccessfull. I gave in and got a little help. I'm still in the hobby 20 years later.