ORIGINAL: bigdanusa
Here is the scenario.....
A kid builds his very first airplane. It has a 2-stroke engine, tricycle landing gear, high wing, and ailerons and he's heading for the flying field!
He is bound and determined to fly his plane that day with no experience.
When he gets to the flying field there is no one around. But, he remembered 3 things an experienced RC Pilot told him one day if he ever flys it alone for the first time.
What 3 tips would you give him?
He doesn't have much of a chance at all. I am familiar with the situation; I taught myself to fly. No matter how much you think you can (and
everyone thinks they can) your odds of making a successful first flight are probably in the 1000:1 range.
I think the only way anyone would have slightly better odds is if they spent a lot of hours on a computer simulator program. And all that would do is get you up higher and farther so you could crash harder....
Sounds like you're --he's-- determined to destroy the airplane despite all the advice given here. Let me say this now before you experience that first crash:
"I told you so!"
Happy landings,
desmobob