id say the most important thing besides having your aircraft READY is you have to have a talk with yourself just before takeoff about being relaxed, be calm and dont jerk the controls around and youl be fine. i learned by myself out here near death valley and i mean alone! i learned everything off this box in front of me . i bought a megatech airstrike electric and flew it till it wouldnt fly anymore and drove a 125 mi and bought a h9 alpha and got it in the air to find my rud reversed and almost panicked but smashmouth landed and fixed it and went back at it. that was a year ago and i still have it in one piece with my arrow and im on my second ucd60 and preparing to order a ef yak 54. its been great.

remember to RELAX
Gary