Steve,

Thanks for the tips. I've already experienced the difficulties one encounters when any spouse is trying to instruct the other. You're right. It usually doesn't go very well.

We have just joined AMA and a local club and they not only have instructors, but they also have a club plane (a SIG Kadet) that they have available for students, so we can get some time on it in addition to using Reflex XTR at home. That should help us ease into the Black Barons.

I very well may get us a Kadet ARF (if I could get it set up as a tail dragger) so that we could have our own. Of course this all costs money, and I've already spent quite a bit. Then again, two crashed Black Barons equal lost of money wasted. Defintely something to think about. Besides that, I quess one can never have too many planes in the hangar!

Steve, let us know how your search goes. I know you will like the kit. It's a really neat plane. You'll have to post some pics when you are done with it, too. Lots of luck!