Right on guys! That's more better!

I gotta admit, my first attempts (without help) were scary... to say the least! I didn't join a club until I had been flying for over 5 years. (AMA after 10yrs!) I learned so much more in the first year that I was a member from the "old guys", that I even thought about in the previous 5! That wasn't "over-the-shoulder" flight training, just sitting around chatting with the guys. The poeple I consider to be my best friends are the people out at my club that I fly with, for the most part retired, some are in their 60s, 70s, and 80s, and I have yet to reach 30(shudder!). They have always been willing(sometimes too much ) to share thier wisdom and experience gained from many,many,many years in the hobby, as well as stuff needed to get into the air(gloplug here, wheel collar there, etc). I am the same way, if you're at the field and need something, and I have it, it's yours, no questions asked. Just for the simple fact that I want to see your flight succeed as much as I want my plane to fly too. And almost everywhere I've been, it's been the same way. It's a great hobby!

BTW - Sidenote, does AMA cover you in countries besides the U.S.? I didn't think it did, but I might be mistaken. []