Gday all,
I started flying model planes in about 1999 when i was 13, it was my passion for a couple of years. i had an apache 2 trainer that i sold (bad mistake) once i got my second plane a super sports 40, then only a few weeks later i plowed the sports into the dirt and with nothing else to fly but a 2 meter glider and a flying wing sloper i ended up buying an ace simple series cub to continue my powered flying.
but, with about 8 months of flying practice lost between planes, i thought i'd be alright with the little cub. first mistake: i decided not to use a rudder, i thought it'd be fine with just ailerons, elevator and throttle. second mistake: at first i didn't install the prop with the sleeve/spacer, so the prop was off balance on the engine, this excess vibration for the breif time it was running was enough to break the glue on the rudder and jam it offset. third mistake: i though, oh yeah i'll slow it down and make it a little easier to fly by trimming in a bit of flap to the ailerons. hhmmm
result, it was rather scary to fly for the 10 seconds or so i had it up in the air and promptly landed it.
so with a few scares like that, and also going to high school, working, learning to fly full size, family seperation and moving home, my hobby was put on the back burner for a few years.
somewhere in all that i went out and bought a GWS tiger moth to fly around as i was certain i couldnt wreck that easily, problem was finding a calm evening to fly it, but its had a good run so far.
so i've been flying occasionaly in the last few years but it time to get back into it properly.

enough of the chit chat eh, sorry if i bored you.

i want to start again with an arf trainer, any recomendations, something cheap preferably.
and i also found another club in my local area that is smaller than my old one, and more focussed on fun than competition, great.

Cheers.