Chad, you will only get better with time so hang in there and burn that fuel as often as you can. I have a sim and they are good investments but they don't teach you what to do when a bug has decided to make a home on your eyelid or up your nose and your plane is still in the air. [:'(]. There is nothing like doing it in real life. I remember years ago when I started and had my first solo. I was nervous as a tick and I'm sure that hasn't changed for the new pilots now-a-days.

After you have completely mastered the trainer is when I say to move on to your 4*40. If you can knife edge, hover, fly inverted and land without thinking about it, is when I tell students that they are ready to move on to something a little more advanced.

I think too many new students rush to their second plane(s) trying to impress others or being over confident.


BTW, I highly highly recommend the ceiling fan deal you have in mind for you 7C. I have a 9C personally which has a few more bells and whitsles, so I have my Futaba 9C connected up to my lawnmorer and can park my butt in a chair on the porch and cut the yard, sip my lemonade, have my feet propped up and even wave to the neighbor occassionally with a fake smile all without breaking a sweat or getting tired just from using my 9C. LOL.... You should think about upgrading.

I now thinking about the 14MZ. Can you imagine what I would be able to do with it? That would be amazing.

The 9C makes life easy.

J/K, the 7C will do just fine and is a great radio. My 4*60 uses 7 servos with all the mods I've done to it.