My first attempt at flight was with a Telemaster 40 my father and I(mostly him) built around 1989. I only got a few flights in at that point before it crashed and I lost interest, but it was enough to set the hook and inspire me to take up r/c again 4 years ago with a GWS cub--self taught. That old telemaster still lives(it's probably only 50% original) and my father is rebuilding it at the moment.