I have to agree that hand launching requires some experience.

I started flying on a Merlin parkflyer and could do pretty well as long as I did a ROG. The first five (5) times I tried hand launching, due to a broken wheel, I nosed it directly into the ground.

Very frustrating.

Of course, you realize that you can only hand launch a parkflyer, another light weight electric, or something like a combat plane, most gas powered planes lack the thrust to hand launch.

GB