Another very big reason is that many people feel that it won't be difficult.

People, tend to forget that they went through a learning process before they accomplished anything. and they tend to think of flying like driving a car, only you can go higher and lower.

But they don't realize that there are a few extra factors involved, such as the "Roll Axis", and that when your plane is upside down, down is up and up is down. And one more major factor... No Brakes!

That's right, when you get in trouble, you can't stop, and when you crash, you can't drop in another quarter and try again.

But they just don't "See" these things.

Now granted, some people have better eye/hand coordination than others, and some people pick it up faster than some, but there is STILL a learning curve. You only need to make ONE mistake before picking up the splinters.

And yes, there ARE some people who live too far from a club to get instruction. To them I say, "Slap a SPAD together and find a BIG open field".