Hi Troy from the East Coast

Sounds like a good result. I'm amazed - I taught myself to fly electrics but I still found the first flight with a glow plane pretty challenging (and that was with an instructor and buddy box).

Couple of suggestions:

1. You could hone your skills with something less fragile than the glow powered trainer before you smash her up. Take a look at the S&B models warbirds (made here in Brisbane). They are great looking electric planes that are almost unbreakable. They fly similar to a glow plane except slower, so you can sharpen your skills a bit.

http://www.sbrcmodels.com

There's other good cheap electric planes around that will do a similar job. A zagi will give you hours of fun and is great preparation for aileron flying.

2. Practice with FMS on your computer. This is a free RC flight sim. If you have a computer transmitter you should be able to plug it in to your computer and get some stick time without risking the plane. Again this is a good way to sharpen skills before attempting the real thing.

Hope this helps.

Good luck

Peter