Hi Troy,

It's all a matter of skill that can only be acquired with experience.

For example, you know what to do to get a note out of a piano , right? You just press one of the keys. Now try to play a tune, even a simple one. It's not that easy, even if you know everything there is to know about how a piano works.

When a plane flies overhead, it's no use knowing what would correct it if it turns left, you have to actually do it, using the finesse you have built up over the times it happened before.

Things happen very quickly when you are flying, and you can't stop for a breather, like when driving a car!

And here's the main point:- Even the best pilots in the world would almost certainly crash if they lost their 'finger memory'. You know that .. it's the thing that makes you do things without thinking. Just imagine trying to ride a bike if you had to remember all the time how to balance on it.

One further thing. If you have been learning on a simulator that puts you inside the cockpit (like the Microsoft ones) they are almost useless at teaching you how to fly a model, from outside the plane. There are a few commercial jet airline pilots in our club who were just as hopeless as anybody when they first flew a model! A model airplane simulator like the Realflight G2, however, is a great way to learn the finger memory skills.

There's no hurry. Every challenge you face will be satisfying to overcome. Just enjoy!

-David C.