I ordered my Hobbico Nexstar and it should arrive on Thursday. I am excited. I have been wanting to do this since I was in high school but never took the plunge until now. I plan on spending a few weeks on the sim and then I plan on putting the plane into the air. Whether I get the thing back on the ground in one piece will have to be seen. Im not sure if I will ask for the help of an instructor. Im not proud but there are two reasons for not going with an instructor. First I did go to a local RC park to observe and did not get good vibes from those who were out there. Im not one to bother anyone especially when they are absorbed into their passion of flying. Second I get this sense of thrill knowing that I will be challenging myself to successfully launch and land the plane with only myself at the controls. Dont get me wrong, I would not attempt to do this myself if I did not have the sim to teach me some of the coordination thats required for flying RC. Im not sure completely what I am going to do yet. My question has to do with flying location. Do pilots try and find a place other than at a known RC park to fly their planes. I would feel more comfortable going to a location somewhere away from the crowd so that I can really focus and not have to worry about ramming my plane into someone or knowing that people are watching and placing bets on when they think that I will send my plane nose first into the ground. There are some open areas not far from my home that I think would qualify for a location to fly an RC airplane. I wondering if there is some sort of regulation that says you can only fly RC airplanes in designated areas.