Start with a cheap foamy.....Accepitasus Baduis (I thinks that's how it's spelled?) or similar plane. Get a big open space and fly. Once you conquer this plane, then you are probably ready for a high wing trainer on a clam day with lots of open space. I started with a Duraplane and crashed it a few times (twice into a tree and twice into the ground after a dead engine), but once I started to keep it up in the air, I haven't crash since and now I'm flying a Nexstar. The only thing I could suggest is to be ready to power back and trim it, otherwise your'e going to crash again. And my last suggestion - Altitude is a must. Good luck and if you are good at the simulator and fell confident.... go for it without and instructor.......you'll do fine.