I got introduced back in 1990 by a friend who sold me a trainer 0.25 OS and a tower hobbies system 500 radio. He was instructing me how to fly and on our first lesson (no buddy box) handed me the radio. I was doing pretty well and all of a sudden the plane did this out of control dive. Needless to say it ended up in hundreds of pieces. Being newly married and frustrated over the money I just dumped, the plane and all my gear set in the basement until about 2005. I decided to buy a new JR Quattro radio and Super Frontier Trainer with a new OS Max 0.25 engine from the local hobby shop. I have a simulator and got to be pretty confident on the controls of the radio. I took the plane to a local park and tried out my first flight. The plane was doing well and I got too close to a line of trees (I really thought I was not that close) and the plane ended up stuck in the tree about 40 ft up. I could not get the plane down and it was getting dark. I decided to wait until morning and try again. Well the plane was gone the next morning. Wow! Another loss! But that hasn't stopped me, I have purchased several items off EBAY, a Great Planes trainer 20 that I will build from kit, Cessna with an OS Max 40 already built and several engines. I am determined to make this a go. I am joining a local club (my wife insists, LOL).