Man, this thread brings back memories. I remember my first flight. I had never flown before and had no sim experience. But I knew I was a natural stick and rudder man. I purchased a 200mph ducted fan as my first model. You should have seen my takeoff. Right as the wheels left the ground, I retracted my landing gear and went to inverted immediately. I was two inches off the deck and held it there for 100 yards. Chip Hyde would have envied me. Then I went vertical. My friend's pickup truck was parked near the pits with the windows down. I screamed out of a split ess at over 200mph and flew right thru the cab of his pickup. You should have seen it. The CD that was hanging from his mirror was twirling in my turbulence. Quique would have envied me. I guess I'll go to the TOC this year and win that. It'll be boring since I won't have any competition. Gee, I'm getting bored with this hobby. I guess I'll call NASA and tell them I'll go ahead and fly the space shuttle during the next mission. They have been begging me to fly it.

Whooaaa! Hey, what's going on! <Yawn> Man, I must have been dreaming.

Hope you enjoyed the humor!!!