RE: first flight! some questions....
Okay, I have to agree with Snoop and some others.
However, while YOU did the crashing, it's more the so called "trainers" (instructors) fault. A real instructor would NEVER have let you take off, and definitely not with a plane that is almost certainly out of trim.
Your best bet would be to contact the club that's 50 miles away and find out when they instruct. Or go to Joplin on a Thursday, or take bhole up on his offer!
It'll get real frustrating after awhile the way you're doing it now. [&:]
Good luck, we want you to succeed!
Dennis-