NO GYROS AND NO INTERNET!!! Were you around in the stone age?? just kiding buddy
well i started with a raptor 50v2. built the kit in 1 day took another 2 weeks to get a radio and gyro. had no idea how to program the radio and set the + and - pitches so i took it out to a club a very helpful guy set it all up. then next week i made a training cart and took it back to the club and he showed me how to do bunny hops. then took it home again started it up in the yard and was hovering in no time. took the training cart off and started really enjoying the hobby of flying model helis
i have leant a lot since then thanks to rc universe and other helpful heli flyers.