I have been in RC for about five years. (cars and boats) I recently decided to take to the air. A friend of mine had a Hobbico
Superstar EP three channel that had been converted to fuel. The plane flew well in his experienced hands. Then, it was my turn.
The results disasterous. It was already in the air. I did a nice right turn, another nice right turn, then another that resulted in the plane
banking over and into a dive. You guessed it, nose first right into the ground, the only thing left to save was the motor, tank, and
radio gear. I Bought him a new Superstar, and after a little research, a Nexstar 46 Select for me. I spent about ten hours over the next
week on the simulator that comes with the plane before trying the actual plane. I let him try it first, and it flew well. I took control and
flew for about ten minutes before getting into trouble. I let go of the sticks, and just like it says, the plane returned to straight level
flight. I was nervous by this time so I handed the control back to him and he finished the flight. A little more simulator time,and the next time out I took off from the ground. It went into the air and I was flying really flying. I flew about ten minutes, and again I got nervous and made a mistake. Again, I let go of the sticks and the plane went to straight and level flight. My friend finished the flight
again. I have been at it about two weekends now and can take off and fly just fine. I still have not landed. I get nervous at that time,
so my friend lands for me. I think with more simulator time, and air time, I will finally relax and try a landing. I'll let you know how it turns out. I do want to say however, in my opinion that, for the first time flyer, the Nexstar 46 Select is the best way to go, and that flying is awsome. I can't wait till I can solo. that will be great.

P.S. Thanks to my friend Shawn for al his time and patience. I hope other newbies have someone like him to help.