Thanks for all the responces. It has surprised me that no one has mentioned seeing planes disapear off into the great blue yonder.
So thats a few and far between ocurance, its been mainly user error.
The fact that radio gear and engines survive, another good thing. Airframes dont cost the earth and props are cheap as well.
Im tempted to get a lecy parkflyer, just so I can see what Im doing a bit closer to the ground, rather than panicking about something a few hundred meters up. Ok closer to the ground means, less time to react as it heads towards the ground, but the price of park fliers must make crashes easier on the pocket

But if you look at the bi plane thread, you will see what I have planed for the future. Cant wimp out on learning to fly.

Just to grovel to the American members. The Mustang has got to be one of the moast stuning ww2 planes and I cant wait for the day Im at a level of being able to get mine airbourne