Self taught rubber & glow free-flight (late 60's - early 70's). Self taught control-line (a Cox .049 Albatross D-III from a Post Cereal promotion to begin with). Self taught two channel r/c glider late 70's. Self destruct three channel glow powered r/c 1980+/-. Even after hand launching newly finished kit Kadet with no power to make sure balance & glide was OK (Well, that's the way you did free flight. Crunch!). Many cartwheels and one final auger-in in fligt attempts.

15 years of recooperation.

Joined a club with a flight school and learned the right way.