Took my Sig 4 star 40 out for a spin yesterday with a friend of mine. No flying, just mowing the lawn the slow way to break in the engine. When I say no flying, I mean no intentional flying. Being a student pilot im used to throttles with the right hand and pitch with the left. So when i was headed for the ditch and my buddy said to idle the throttle, i pitced it up instead, and got about 3 feet off the ground before letting her settle back down. Other than that just did circles on the lawn.
I have to say, I had always heard the it was difficult to get the hang of it, and I was willing to accept that i would need some help with it. But I didnt think it would feel this odd. Much thanks to everybody on RCUniverse who has helped me along.