Y'all, I didn't mean to offend anyone about the 'rocket science' statement, I wish not to offend anyone that sought a instructor's advice and experience. We all have our own way of doing things. My first flights involved a large amount of 'dumb luck', accented with lots of time on a G2 simulator ( it happens to have a PT40 like what I fly). Flying these planes is not the easiest thing to do (I vote flying a kite is), but not as difficult as some make it out to be.
See y'all around.[8D]