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Old 04-28-2005 | 07:15 PM
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Wow, this is twice in one day I've had to make the same statement. Trust me, you don't want to go alone. Those that try to teach themselves to fly usually only learn how to repair your plane, a lot. Use the resources below to try to find an instructor:

Club finder at the AMA website
[link]http://www.modelaircraft.org/clubsearch.aspx[/link]

Instructor locater here on RCU
[link]http://www.rcuniverse.com/community/locatorsearch.cfm?infotype=instructor[/link]

Club locater here on RUC
[link]http://www.rcuniverse.com/community/locatorsearch.cfm?infotype=venue[/link]

There is so much more than just flying that your instructor will teach you. First off, almost every new airplane will be out of trim. That means that the control surfaces will be out of adjustment so the plane is going to be hard to control on the first flight. Match that with the fact that you haven't flown before, and then the fact that you won't know how to make the needed trim adjustments and I'm going to predict 6 seconds. 6 seconds? Yep, that's about how long that first flight is going to last. Your instructor will make these first adjustments for you, so that you might have a little bit of a fighting chance in learning. Plus an instructor will teach you to properly assemble your plane, adjust your motor, learn safety around that motor, learn to fly in a safe manner, learn how to make repairs if something does break.

Most people that try to learn to fly on their own will usually wind up quitting out of frustration. Please take the time to find and instructor. This is such a great hobby. I'd hate to see you get frustrated and quit before you ever have a chance to see how much fun it is.