Thank you for the great advise. I live in Scranton Pa 18508, I searched the ama site, it had a lot of listings, although alot of them have a check mark stating no beginners? I have heard of Abington club -nearby- but haven't been up there yet, they do accept beginner pilots. How do I know when people will be there? we are still in the cold temps in the northeast, but no snow on the ground. also when refering to prop rotation, is it from flyer point or looking at front of plane at the prop? and which direction will I spin the prop to start, cw or ccw. it's a LT O.S. 40, I am fairly familiar with nitro engines as far as my nitro trucks, I understand the importance of break-in and so on, just not familiar aircraft just yet.