Just a small piece of advice from a non newbie before someone is mislead by your advice.
In my opinion, the only thing that has been out grown is your ego, I'll explain....
From personal experience, there's nothing more frustrating for an "instructor" to have spent several weeks, or even months with a student and his "trainer" only to be told by the student over and over how ready he is to solo. When he finally does, he's all excited and everyone congratulates him...yada yada. The next week at the field the former student shows up with his brand new Matt Chapman Cap or an Extra 300 ARF and goes home with a brand new self made kit.
I outgrew my trainer within a few weeks (probably days)..
It seems in your weeks (or probably days) your instructor was a bit premature in letting you loose to solo. From your description you have bought and wrecked 3 airplanes in a few weeks.
I can teach a Cub Scout to make a plane go up, down, left, and right, but experience and practice is the only thing that will consistently get an airplane home in one piece.
Well then came G3 and I basically learned to fly on the computer
See above comment.
the monokote is never tops with an ARF in my book
A little practice with an iron and a heat gun and you'll write a new book.
As a trainer.. This thing, nor many trainers I'll bet won't hold up to the abuse of someone trying to push it a bit
Trainers, especially club trainers, are some of the most abused airplanes at the field. My trainer was abused for years before I got it, and it got abused for several months after I soloed. I still take it out once in a while and abuse it.
on a routine turn the wing halves broke apart
Nothing should be routine after only a few weeks (days). A pre-flight may have caught a problem here. Also, experience with some fiberglass in the center section would have prevented it. Although, no airplane will survive when it is constantly pushed beyond its limits by a pilot that don't know the limits of either the plane nor himself.
of course start with a trainer, but upgrade before you start to get tricky
Start with a trainer, then continue with a trainer until you think you can get tricky. Practice some more with your trainer, then gradually attempt to get tricky. Then once you think your ready to "upgrade", start the routine over using the same trainer and practice. After a few months you can discuss an upgrade with an instructor (not the same one that turned you loose in a few weeks (days) and see what advice you get from him, then listen to him.
Luckily I had to buy a 2nd one after a tree ran out in front of me
I've never felt that lucky. If it was another pilot or a kid in the parking area I'm sure you wouldn't either.
The day before my sukhoi......
.....took a hard landing after some engine problems and too slow of a landing
After the heat gun, the iron, and the fiberglass books, some engine tuning and fuel tank mounting books may be in order. Also, a few hundred more landings with the trainer may have helped soften this landing.
Of course it was it's maiden flight
Imagine that...
So keep on your toes and practice with the G3!!!!
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I'm a whiz on Madden 2006 but I don't think I'm going to drop by Ford Field and walk on as the Detroit Lions quarterback. (wait a minute.....)
I don't really mean to be harsh here but I've seen this same story happen too many times. What you see as improvement and upgrading, I see as getting ahead of yourself and it will eventually lead to frustration or even an accident involving other people.
"Trainers are boring" is a common statement, but they sure are a lot more fun than making "nice little craters".