i learned to fly starting in jan of 1971 soloed easter the same year and am still learning.my trainer was a 4 channel falcon 56 with os 35 r/c kraft series 70 radio and plane weighed 5.25 pounds covered with silk and dope.plane is still flyable.took me longer to master the four channel setup than others that were learning on 3 channel h-rays or kadets but guess who got into low wing aerobatics first with a vk cherokee and a hp 61 bluehead in fall of 71.i was out every weekend for four 15 minute flights each day as long as no rain was around.that trainer was flable in all wind conditions and could do all the aerobatics you could want.yes it was overweight and a bit overpowered as a trainer but i became a flight instructer,test pilot before others.in fact back in 1980 i actually taught my previous instructer about ducted fans.what i see today and have seen over the years is people that should know better not paying attention to basics.ie downwind landing and takeoffs.just because you have plenty off power and can fly the thing down to the runway does not make it right.seems the accepted practice for landing is land hot land fast as long as it is on the runway its a 10.landings done correctly are the hardest manuver to master.but once mastered are the easiest manuver to do.my instructer used to chop the throttle on a whim and make me land on the runway the first pass with out using the throttle.i do not see this being done today.i see people landing to fast and blaming the plane etc but can they fly at stall speed without stalling?things are less expensive these days and everyone wants the biggest engine on the smallest plane.how many people come to the field with a new plane every other week because the other one crashed for one reason or another.arf is cheap quick and easy,disposable plane.i have gone on long enough but my 2 cents worth.