Hi all,

I am currently teaching myself to fly and have not destroyed my plane yet.

I have had a few nasty landings ingluding a cart wheel or two, but the little beast is still going.

I will say though it is extremely difficult to fly on your own. Especially when you first have to trim the plane.

If I had easy access to a club I would defenitely get an instructor as it would of saved me hours in repairs.

I found that my experience in playing lots of computer games as a kid came in extremely handy. I found that it was easy to remember which way to turn the plane when it is travelling towards you and general orientation of the plane and the controls.

I have seen a video of a pro slam a plane cos he put the wrong rudder in on a low flying knife edge, so everybody must get confused every now and again, or maybe not.

I have had 5 flights and have improved vastly since my first flight. Once you can get rid of the nerves its not so bad.

You can only try.

Anyway I do think it is possible to fly, if like a previous member said you have a basic knowledge of aerodynamics, and the ability to know where to point the plane which ever way its facing, then you stand a chance.

The satisfaction of getting the plane back down in one (or sometimes two) pieces is worth the risk. At least until you crash a couple of planes, the you might want to seek the cheaper option.